Word: quell
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that it was important to play down any White House role in the deal for fear Republicans might reject it. "Right now, this is the Lott plan," said a senior Clinton aide. "He will eventually take pieces from everyone, but the whole game now is Lott." To help Lott quell his rebellion, the White House offered to make a tiny concession: Clinton lawyers will not dispute that the testimony taken by Starr is accurately reported--a move that might placate some G.O.P. Senators. But the President's team reserves the right to challenge the truth of that testimony as well...
Gomes agrees that the administration may haveused Epps to quell demands for diversity but saysthe dean was never a pawn...
...seriously, FM. We wish you the best of luck and we're with you all 12 (or 15) steps of the way. Now that you know where to turn, we're confident that your rehabilitation is imminent. Even i you falter along your path to wellness, just try to quell your violent tendencies with a call to UHS Mental Heath Services (495-2042). And keep in mind that Blowing up Harvard is never the answer [vol.10,no.2...
That will not necessarily quell the phone callsfrom alumnae requesting information...
...anyway. But he has no easy way out. It is not at all clear that 20 extra seats after November would make resolution of the mess any easier; indeed, if a big G.O.P. victory is read as a mandate to slowly poach the President, then impeachment becomes harder to quell. "They never have exit strategies," says a White House official. "They only have strategies for confrontation...