Word: portrayals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...program Dole's brain, making him take the position that best contrasts with the President's carefully molded save-the-children image. Clinton and Morris will put Dole's tobacco defense to good use. As early as this week, Clinton-Gore will unleash TV spots said to portray Dole as addicted to tobacco money, while Clinton is the strong and independent Good Father. "We weren't planning to go with a tobacco spot for months," says a Clinton media man. "But Dole gives us no choice...
...Should I Care. These numbers are poignant, melodic and lovely at points, but Braxton's lush contralto gives them substance and meaning. "The things I sing about, women can identify with," she says. "Although they're sad love songs, I always sound determined. I always try to portray it like everything's going to be O.K.; I'm still strong...
Every once in a while, a new revelation about the Clinton White House is not a scandal. That was the case last week with the discovery of a 200,000-person database in the bowels of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Republicans tried to portray the computer system as an ominous Big Brother that harbored a Nixonian Enemies List. The Washington Times disclosed the existence of the "supersecret" computer system on its front page, next to an article about the FBI Fileflap. Aha! The White House really is keeping tabs on people like reporters, corporate executives and members of Congress. G.O.P. leaders...
While both candidates fought vigorously to portray the other in a negative light, the discussion rarely strayed to peripheral issues...
...Little Rock. And after briefly trying to assign the task to the FBI, Attorney General Janet Reno has asked Starr to investigate how the White House got hold of secret bureau files on officials of the Bush and Reagan administrations. Reno's pass to him undercuts Administration attempts to portray the special prosecutor as an unindicted co-conspirator of the Dole campaign, just a courtroom branch of the Republican election-year strategy...