Word: picked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pick a pre-season favorite from among these teams...
...sweetness. Too much affection for Tipper. Too much effort when he switched to cowboy boots. For God's sake, they even criticized him for wearing too much navy blue. So he has moved onto tan. Of course, while navy blue evokes important discussions around an oak table, tan signals pick-up lines at a Formica bar-top. But when you're dealing with someone as dry as Gore, maybe it's a good idea to go to the extremes...
...numbers all go the President's way," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "He'll sign some of these riders, but he'll get to pick and choose the ones that are most onerous and then decide what to keep. He seems to once again have gauged the political winds more accurately than the Republicans have." Then again, ever since the government shutdown of 1995 brought disaster for the GOP at the polls, budget negotiations have been something of a home-court game for the White House...
TOMORROW: Implants that can be adjusted to pick up a wider range of frequencies at longer distances...
Angela pads off to the kitchen to pick up her drink, then heads to the bathroom. Before the toilet finishes flushing, its sensors have completed a urinalysis and stool test. The information is automatically patched through to a secure website that contains all her medical records. If anything alarming, such as a spot of blood or some defective DNA, shows up, both she and her physician will receive a health-care alert. By the same token, if she ever falls ill while traveling, doctors can instantly punch up her records, using her medical ID card to gain access...