Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Thursday proposed a "G.I. Bill" for school children. He would offer as many as 4 million lower- and middle-income Americans cash scholarships of $1,000 to $1,500 to send their children to the public, private or religious schools of their choice. The response drew quick and sharp condemnation from the Clinton Administration, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. "Bob Dole wants to tear down public education by pitting teachers against parents and dramatically reducing our investment in public schools," said Clinton campaign press secretary Joe Lockhart. TIME's Tamala Edwards notes that although Dole...
...some of my training in Kabul. It was by no stretch of the imagination a beautiful city. In midsummer it was hot, dusty and dirty, and in winter cold, mud-covered and miserable. But I lament the destruction of this backwater capital. For beneath the grime and mud were sharp colors and tantalizing smells. I lament the loss of the shopkeepers who manned the stalls of the bazaars and the women shrouded in mystery who frequented them. I mourn for the children, now maimed or dead, who will never see the wonders of this once vibrant city. PHILIP E. SMITH...
...example, the GSE noticed a sharp increase in the number of newly-appointed female college presidents. Since then, women have made up more than a third of New President Seminar participants...
...least, President Clinton has been spared this burden. He is the first elected Democrat since F.D.R. not to face a serious primary challenge. Nor have Democrats taken up the charge that Clinton is ethically challenged. In sharp contrast to the bipartisan outrage over Watergate and Iran-contra, the Whitewater hearings broke down completely along partisan lines. This may help explain why most voters seem to be treating the affair as too embroiled in political wrangling to affect their votes in November. But that is also why the FBI files story has at least the potential to cause real political damage...
...back to the original sellers using documents and serial numbers. There's more than enough work to be done: homicides attributed to kids with handguns have jumped 418 percent since 1984; homicides by other kinds of guns are up 125 percent, according to The New York Times. Noting the sharp spike in juvenile deaths in recent years, Clinton said: "We have to give the future back to all of our children. We cannot ... keep allowing our young people to die before their dreams ever have a chance to take shape. We know gangs often buy in bulk from a single...