Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most shameful part of the vote is not that the wrong decision was made, but that it was made for the worst reason: partisanship. Realizing there weren't enough votes for ratification, President Clinton and many other Congressional Democrats asked Lott and the Republican leaders to take the treaty off the current Senate agenda as a way to delay the vote for further deliberation instead of killing it outright...
...sick of her. When she burst onto the scene with shrilly bubblegum pop and the trademark range, everyone figured she'd last one year, maybe two. Sure, the songs were catchy (but so were Ace of Base's and look how long they stuck around). But for some reason--even the experts can't explain this one-- she's still making albums. And people buy them! Why??! Every song is the same! Every album is the same! They even have the same titles! "Dreamlover" -- "Heartbreaker," "Fantasy"--"Honey," "Butterfly"--"Rainbow"--"Daydream", etc. The girl is so afraid...
...immerse themselves in a vat of teenage angst. Dawson's Creek is addictive television. It's not particularly well-written, the acting isn't great, and the storylines are pretty obvious--but it's just so damn compelling. Last season, things started to drag when the writers, for some reason, found the parents worthy of a full-fledged subplot, but now the 'rents have mysteriously disappeared and the action's heating up. It seems many Dawson's purists are livid about the slow but methodical inertia towards a Pacey-Joey hook-up. "But that will cause turmoil in Capeside...
...that's not really a satisfactory arrangement either. Government clearly has a compelling interest in making quality art accessible to those who might not otherwise be able to enjoy it, if for no other reason than that the maintenance of healthy civic institutions is more likely to be carried on successfully by citizens with refined sensibilities than by couch-potatoes. The difficulty in devising just funding guidelines is no excuse for giving...
This time, the Nobel Committee played it safe - and with good reason. Last year they got burned (remember Northern Ireland?) and 1999 wasn't exactly a blessed year for the world's peacemakers. The Nobel Peace Prize went Friday to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), the universally acclaimed humanitarian aid organization that is often first into the world's hot spots. It was an uncontroversial choice, avoiding both the ruffling of feathers and the risk of disappointment. China had lobbied intensely against the award going to exiled dissidents Wang Dan and Wei Jingshen, but it is hard to accuse...