Word: scares
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...budget amendment breezed through in two days, could meet death at an early age in the Senate. And for once Democratic leaders who had been struggling to resist the Republicans were able to frame an issue their way, even if they had to resort to the oldest liberal scare tactic. Against the irresistible force of budget-balancing sentiment they placed the immovable object of Social Security's sanctity...
...most important issues for religious citizens, namely government funding, free religious speech by private individuals, and equality,'' says Steven McFarland, an Episcopal lawyer who runs the Center for Law and Religious Freedom, a 20-year-old Christian-advocacy organization. But he has harsh words for some of the scare tactics used by some of the more militant Christian-law groups. "We don't need a Christian ACLU," he says. "The ACLU gets most of its results from bluster, saber rattling and intimidation. Any organization that claims to serve a God of truth should not be about any of that business...
...office," she answers, responding to the hundreds of favor seekers who have called since last November's election, unaware that the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee lost. Panzke, who has worked for Rostenkowski for 27 years, theorizes that voters only wanted to give him a scare: "I don't think anyone thought he'd really lose." Ring! A citizen is seeking help about a park. "You've got to do this," he insists. "I pay your salary...
...said about how Ivy League sports teams cannot compete at the highest level of collegiate sport because of the league's lack of athletic scholarships. While this often seems true, the Harvard men's volleyball team put this proposition in temporary abeyance by giving top 20 Rutgers a visceral scare before falling, 3-2 (15-10, 15-17, 15-12, 13-15, 15-9). Rut. Newark 3 Harvard...
When asked about Hopke's message, Pidot said "Number one, I didn't know he was sending that out. Number two, he was just trying to scare the staff...