Word: porch
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WASHINGTON: The last time an incumbent Democrat sat in the White House and Republicans ruled Capitol Hill, Harry Truman won narrow re-election by ravaging a "Do-Nothing Congress" from the porch of his campaign train. That historical lesson may be on the minds of Congressional Republicans this year: After more than a year and a half most remembered for interminable budget disputes and seemingly endless ethics investigations, Congress in the last week has embarked on an impressive flurry of activity. The Senate today passed a major overhaul of welfare by a 78-21 vote, following Thursday's action...
...surprisingly, Tigrett sees the situation differently. "The black community turned its back on the blues," he says. "Black intellectuals said, 'Blues, man, that's some rag-tag man singing on a front porch. That's poor self-image, singing in broken English.' And from 1963 to 1973 the black community abandoned the blues. The audience became white, and that was a tragedy." These are claims black and white blues lovers might question. But in an effort to show goodwill, Tigrett is trying to broaden the audience for the music he loves. HOB provides high-school seniors with college scholarships...
...remember the day the Harvard acceptance letter came. My dad stood on the porch, nervously holding a very thin envelope (we were both too scared to realize early acceptances wouldn't come in fat envelopes...
...window, I hear the familiar sounds of "ABBA" blasting in the Library Suite, the laughter of a group returning from the Square and the subdued murmurs of a couple sitting under a tree. The Quad is calm and it is alive. The night security guard, John, looks off the porch of the Grand Entryway, in front of the cabinet that will hold the Straus Cup another year. This is a remarkable place, and just think: There are eleven more just like it, but nothing that could ever be the same...
...morning, turning to possible showers in the mid-afternoon. Tonight, over-cast with 70 percent chance of rains"), only to wish I went to school with my cousin at Emory. He let me know the other day that he was enjoying a cold beverage on his sunny, 75-degree porch. My only compensation was that he didn't have a dartboard...