Word: quirk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...plea bargain with mass murderer Sammy ("the Bull") Gravano in exchange for his testimony, Gotti would probably still be the "Teflon Don." If Kaczynski's brother had not gone to the FBI with incriminating evidence, the Unabomber suspect might still be living in his Montana cabin. ROBERT J. QUIRK Sarasota...
...genetically encoded trait--such as a tendency to produce too little dopamine--might intersect with environmental influences to create a serious behavioral disorder. Therapists have long known of patients who, in addition to having psychological problems, abuse drugs as well. Could their drug problems be linked to some inborn quirk? Might an inability to absorb enough dopamine, with its pleasure-giving properties, cause them to seek gratification in drugs...
...Voters were not exactly wild about the first two years of the Clinton Administration, when he got a Democratic Congress and they got a very big health-care proposal but not the tax cut or welfare reform he had promised. Now pollsters for both parties are finding a significant quirk when people are asked, all other things being equal, if they would rather be represented by a Democrat or a Republican in Congress. Right now Democrats are favored by several points over Republicans. But pollsters have also asked voters which party they expect to support in House races if Clinton...
Compiled by Joyelle H. McSweeney Let's face it--as a Harvard student, you're probably not going to find yourself at the Sony Cherie any time soon. Here's a guide to the area movie theaters Harvard students are more likely to visit this summer, the "quirk" which makes each theater unique, and why getting there and getting a seat can be a Mission: Impossible. The Theater The Gimmick The Hitch The Brattle Theater Great old and arty movies you'd otherwise have to rent, if you could even find them in video stores. This one's easy...
...Earl nonetheless finds himself driving up to Chicago in his pickup truck in search of this unknown brother. He eventually tracks down Ray (Jones), who meets him with barely concealed hostility, and the two part with an apparently mutual desire never to see each other again. However, by a quirk of fate, Earl runs into four black youths who rough him up and make off with his wallet and his truck. Against his will, Ray is forced to take Earl temporarily into his own house...