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That was a curious choice of words from a man who has spent his public life distancing himself from racial stereotypes. But the image of Thomas symbolically dangling from a tree tapped into the pent-up rage all blacks feel at the violence and bigotry they have suffered for centuries: in this case, an appeal to racial resentments was the first resort of a black man accused of sexist crimes. To accept Hill's story, Thomas implied, was to join in a racist plot...
...however, the recession has weakened many tourists' ability to pick up and go. "After the war there were a lot of hopes that things would rebound by themselves," says James Cammisa Jr., who publishes the monthly newsletter Travel Industry Indicators. "The airlines waited two to three weeks, hoping that pent-up demand would be reflected in the bookings. It wasn't." Already buffeted by a surge in fuel costs after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, travel companies watched in horror as air carriers' revenue-passenger miles for February plunged 26.8% internationally and 5.5% in the U.S. By mid-March...
Eager shoppers in some regions are creating a buying fever that feeds on itself. Says Jon Posner, a real estate agent in Westchester County, north of New York City: "There is an extraordinary amount of pent-up demand, and buyers have generally said, 'It may go lower, but I'm not going to wait and see.' Some tell me that it's not important to get the absolute bottom price. It's like shopping for clothes. You see a suit you like, and you think the price may drop further, but on the other hand, it may get sold before...
...Pentagon is worried about all the pent-up, hell-raising energy among soldiers who have been stationed in the gulf for the past seven months. < Demobilized troops, before they once again encounter freely available sex and alcohol, will be put through a moral vaccination program that has been dubbed "libido re-entry." Forces leaving the area will be bombarded with a series of public-health messages emphasizing safe sex and responsible drinking habits. In Oceanside, Calif., near the Camp Pendleton Marine base, authorities will advise returning grunts about how they can avoid street scams. "We expect that every hooker...
Minutes later, Bunker encourages the class to make other kinds of sounds. The students readily moan and groan, seeming to release a plethora of pent-up tension...