Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Governor Kay Orr named a Republican to the vacancy. After a semester teaching a course on Vietnam at Santa Barbara, Kerrey decided to run for the seat and defeated the appointee, David Karnes, by 100,000 votes. Groused Orr: "Nebraskans are having a love affair with Bob Kerrey," a remark that drives Kerrey intimates up the wall with its implication that he is more style than substance...
What any mature adult would do in this situation. He dared the fan to come down and repeat the profane remark to his face. Of course, the fan was happy to oblige...
Even so, Dinkins' remark was a significant shift from his earlier pronouncements. At times the mayor has attempted to downplay the crime wave as a public relations problem: "This administration is doing all it can to win back our streets. Some of it has been to address the image of the city. People need to feel secure, and ((a bad image)) adversely impacts business and tourism." He has also portrayed the outbreak as a local manifestation of a national crisis beyond his control: "If the problems of drugs and crime were only in New York, then you could ask, What...
...immediate hope for "fruitful negotiations." Despite a gut sense that both sides might be looking for a peaceful exit from the crisis, neither seemed prepared to give way on its basic -- and irreconcilable -- demands. "It's a cat-and-mouse game," said British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd in a remark about Saddam's treatment of the hostages. "Now a little mercy, now some more ruthlessness...
...really torn about it. There are other things I'd like to do. I like Howard Baker's wonderful remark the day he announced he was not going to run for re-election. He said, "I was a young wealthy lawyer when I arrived here 18 years ago, and I've gotten over all three." The level of frustration is still pretty high. I think this deficit situation shouldn't take as long as it's taking. I think we all ought to be willing to take some political risks. The worst thing that can happen...