Word: reckless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...from adultery to drug running to murder. What surprised me in this case was this: it was true. I never believed that Bill Clinton would actually risk his presidency--a job he had studied, dreamed about and prepared for since he was a kid--for something so frivolous, so reckless, so small...
...President's relationship with Monica Lewinsky was so reckless as to seem pathological. He knew the consequences of getting caught, but he went ahead. For 18 months. In the West Wing of the White House...
...photo angles. Stephan confronted them with eight witnesses on June 5, but many discrepancies remain. Road tests last May proved that all the motorcycles and scooters involved in the chase were powerful enough to keep up with the Mercedes. Lawyers for the photographers argue that Paul's drunkenness and reckless driving caused the accident, and point to the Ritz's responsibility in allowing Paul to take the wheel. Lawyers for the Ritz-Fayed camp claim that the aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi was the main "causal factor" behind the speed and choice of itinerary leading to the notoriously dangerous Alma...
...prosecutor Maude Coujard is not convinced that there is sufficient evidence to try any of the paparazzi, especially on the involuntary homicide charge. Stephan and fellow Judge Marie-Christine Devidal, however, appear to be considering charges against some of the photographers for involuntary homicide or the lesser charge of reckless endangerment...
Editorial pages throughout the nation fairly quivered with indignation Tuesday in response to President Clinton's Monday night speech. "Clinton's hollow apology puts nothing to rest," headlined USA Today. "How someone of such surpassing intellect and such protean political talents could indulge in such reckless conduct ... is not a new question," lamented the New York Times. "The currency of the presidency," said the Chicago Tribune, "has been devalued." The Miami Herald was even more scathing: "Bill Clinton looked America in the eye Monday night and defined himself as a liar...