Word: rift
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, I CANNOT figure out American politics. If the big four of the G.O.P.--Dole, Buchanan, Alexander and Forbes--continue to bicker on the same issues, it only raises the question, If they are unable to sort out the rift in the Republican Party, how the hell are they going to successfully manage the most powerful and influential nation in the world? GAVIN BORUCHOWITZ, age 15 Cape Town, South Africa Via E-mail...
CALL IT THE FLIPPER FLIP-FLOP. A squabble over attempts to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act is forging some strange alliances even as it opens up a bitter rift in the environmental movement. In the end, it may be business interests--once the villains in the piece but now terrified of a boycott by dolphin-loving consumers--that decide the matter...
Within hours there were signs of a return to the bad old days. In Belfast police were issued rifles for the first time in more than a year. Meanwhile, speculation swirled over whether the explosion signals a rift between the I.R.A.'s military council and Sinn Fein, the group's political arm. Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein's president, moved swiftly to distance himself from the bomb and tried to get negotiations back on track. But the possibility that Adams was unable to prevent the attack--or, worse, that he may not have even known about it--calls into question...
DIED. RALPH W. YARBOROUGH, 92, Texas Senator from 1957 to 1971; in Austin. Yarborough was known both for his flamboyant oratory and for his 1963 feud with Texas Governor John Connally. Many believe that smoothing over the rift was part of the reason for John Kennedy's visit to Dallas that year. In the well-known motorcade, Yarborough rode two cars behind the President and Connally...
That's a problem for Clinton, who has decided he can't sign any compromise budget deal this year unless at least 70 House Democrats--out of 199--vote for the deal. Otherwise, the rift between the President and his party could become irreparable just as he launches his re-election campaign. With Democrats wary of taking Clinton at his word, he can't expect support for a compromise until he proves his willingness to veto G.O.P. legislation...