Word: plaines
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maneuver of massacring the piece of fish in the attempt to sever it. My sinuses have been singed clear as a bell by accidental over-indulgence in wasabi. I have even been so gauche as to try to remove the seaweed from one roll so as to taste it plain. However, the art of properly eating sushi extends far beyond overcoming these trifling blunders. For instance, as our chef explained, most people attempt to differentiate good from bad sushi by the quality of the fish, a distinction that can be misleading because most well-reputed Boston sushi houses are serviced...
...drop a ban on interracial marriage. And Californians, being Californians, will vote on whether it's still OK to barbecue horsemeat -- or even sell it. From coast to coast, U.S. voters in 16 states will be casting their ballots on a total of 61 sometimes important -- and sometimes just plain bizarre -- referendums...
...case of independent groups, where the money comes from). This year more than 70 organizations have dumped at least $260 million into political issue ads, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Many have appeared for the sole purpose of knocking off vulnerable candidates or just plain ideological enemies, much to the annoyance of campaign-finance crusaders. Grumbles reform advocate Fred Wertheimer: "It is one of the greatest fictions in American political history that these are [considered] issue ads as opposed to ads for the clear purpose of influencing federal elections...
...little superficial"Tinio says when asked her opinion of therenovations. Careful observation reveals shoddyworkmanship that supports her feelings. Theflooring is often poorly laid out and does not fitexactly against the walls; linoleum in thebasement has already begun to buckle in places.The most maddening flaw in the building involvesthe plain baseboards that run along nearly everywall. The boards never quite manage to restperfectly flush against the wall, regularlyexposing hairline gaps between the baseboards andthe wall...
South of there, in Colorado, Christian Coalition types got together several years ago to defeat a bill that would guarantee the plain civil rights of homosexuals--you know, you can't lose your job or your home because you're gay, that kind of thing. They misrepresented it as special treatment, and put it about that gay people have a hidden agenda (like the Protocols of the Elder Zion that anti-Semites cite) to destroy the American family. They--we, I mean--are sinful, immoral, sick. The Christian Coalition had Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 come...