Word: pit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul...
...William Perry, "are not tied to which party prevails" in the Kurds' conflict. While a few pundits and rivals will blame Clinton for failing to unify the benighted Kurds or come to their direct aid last week, the Administration smartly opted to keep the U.S. out of that snake pit by refusing to engage Saddam militarily on Kurdish turf. Not only were the logistics of fighting there tough--no use of ground troops, high risk to pilots--the political implications with Turkey and Iran were even tougher. Having failed to mold the Kurds into an effective scourge against Saddam...
...world. Morris didn't return that phone call. In the pit of his stomach, he may already have known what was coming: a major story about him and a $200-an-hour call girl. By Thursday morning, his friends and family were gathered in the hotel suite to hear him announce that he was resigning as the President's chief campaign strategist. But Morris, a New Yorker who had always been able to talk his way out of the most embarrassing jams, was so distraught he couldn't speak. A man at home in the campaigner's world of beeper...
...glorious splendor that is the Wang Center, the latest production of "The Phantom of the Opera" to hit Boston lives up to--and beyond--the legend it has created for itself. From the magnificently ornate costumes to the familiar and crystal-clear melodies rising from the orchestra pit, the now world-famous production is still a breathtaking waltz into the heart of the most romantic lunatic that ever lived...
What resembles a modern sculpture of fused microphones is set up for anyone in charge who would speak to the press. Whenever New York Governor George Pataki or one of the Coast Guard officers steps in front of the mikes, the reporters rush to create a mosh pit around them. But no one has anything...