Word: pointed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fragile relations between America and the UN make it crucial that the Clinton administration and Congress come to an agreement and quickly pay Washington's dues. America's UN debt has also been a major sticking point blocking a budget agreement between Congress and the White House...
...that point, Bittencourt said, Reid became agitated and began to sputter...
...Calfee will have to cheer her teammates on for at least a few more weeks, as she recovers from pneumonia. Considering all she has gone through to get to this point, Calfee shouldn't have a problem overcoming this latest obstacle...
...customize a workplace to an individual worker isn't necessarily tickling industry leaders. Business leaders predict that the reforms, which would cover 27 million workers at 1.9 million work sites, would cost in the tens of billions, not $4.2 billion as the government states. But those favoring the regulations point out that for businesses, the prospect of paying an employee for half a year while he or she nurses a case of carpet layer's knee will be encouragement enough for them to clean up their acts...
...shedding that pesky veneer of "coolness." Attorney General Janet Reno is applauding the Clinton administration for putting more cops on the street and stepping up antigun campaigns. It's probably more complicated than either of these explanations would suggest, and there will be a rash of analyses; some will point to the rising rates of incarcerations, some may even promote a causal link between the numbers (less drug use means less crime). At this point, of course, everyone will claim as much credit as possible, pat themselves on the back and whisper prayers to the gods of healthy economies...