Word: procession
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because most of the members on the committeehave already experienced the search process,Champion said he did not anticipate any problemsand expected to be able to make a recommendationto Allison by the March 31 deadline...
...reader with an uneasy feeling that the whole historical excursion has been designed to encourage you to feel greater cultural tolerance. No doubt this is a worthy goal. But it seems Levine is on firmer ground when he presents the details of an integrated culture, and the ugly process whereby culture was used to divide people. When he presumes to discuss our current cultural problems, his approach seems as flawed as reading a book through the lens of a telescope...
...experience within that decision-making process and the resolution of the Cuba and Berlin conflicts that leads Bundy to write, "Leaders on both sides have been sane, and they have also been watched by sane associates." Bundy is encouraged by the ability of world leaders to confront delicate situations which have held a nuclear threat and emerge from those dilemmas relatively unscathed. While he writes that "these examples ought to never by repeated," he adds that we can remain comforted by the fact that policymakers have so far had the personal ability and administrative support to avoid disaster...
...bonus, estimated at $200 million. Since the investment firm has already agreed to settle criminal-fraud charges against it for a $650 million penalty, denying Milken his money effectively reduces the fine by more than 30%. Milken's attorney, Martin Flumenbaum, castigated the settlement as a "violation of due process, a punishment without trial." Separate criminal charges against Milken for securities fraud are expected to be filed soon...
...What intrigued me was not just covering the process," said former communications director for the Republican National Committee Kathryn Murray, "but being involved in the process, and to be able to affect it." Murray, who began her career as a political journalist, told the audience she decided early on that she could better contribute to the public by becoming an insider in political campaigns...