Word: presention
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...present, Bagneris is settled, making her home in Jamaica Plain with Andrea, Andrea's dog Mutleigh and their two cats, Lillith and Yehudah, (the latter an "orange ball of fur" named after the symbol for the tribe of Judah--the lion). Once again Bagneris's patented confident grin emerges as she discusses her mentor, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and her insistence that she attend graduate school, (she's a Women's Studies and Afro Am concentrator) and her own varied interests in the "3 A's"-- activism, art and academia...
...Clinton did have a powerful ally in Vernon Jordan, who made a powerful defense of his role in the scandal Thursday. And if nothing else, the President's denials are getting better. Clinton caught some flak Wednesday for denouncing the allegations in the present tense only; pressed to be more specific, he told Washington's insider paper Roll Call: "The relationship was not sexual. And I know what you mean, and the answer...
...There can be little doubt in my view that the present crisis traces its roots to the fact that U.N. inspectors were on the verge of discovering further examples of Iraqi obstruction, delay and deception," he said...
...Most, however, believed the visit would boost Castro: "People on the streets seem to be very much in favor of the revolution," she says. "They have many complaints about their everyday difficulties, but on the whole most people I've spoken to seem very much in favor of the present form of government." And this week, they'll have unprecedented U.S. airtime to state their views...
...Administration to be put in this position." One gust of scandal has overwhelmed the State of the Union address, the Middle East, Iraq ? you name it. Not helping much were Clinton's denials to PBS' Jim Lehrer, which were all ? make of this what you will ? couched in the present tense. Asked by Lehrer whether there was a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, Clinton said: "There is no sexual relationship...