Word: shields
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...liberal think tank in Washington, where Kennedy served an internship during the summer between his sophomore and junior years at Brown. "He had never really been to Washington," says Van Dyk. "He didn't even know where the White House was." Jackie had made a conscious decision to shield him from the capital, and now that he was there, she would call every day to see how he was doing. He followed Van Dyk on fund-raising trips to California, and that's where he discovered something new: all the Hollywood types fawned over him. "I think that was first...
...Republican tradition as cherished as tax cuts. In 1980 Ronald Reagan defied his advisers and pledged to re-establish official relations with Taipei. Facing defeat in 1992, George Bush authorized the sale of 150 F-16s to Taiwan. Even Bob Dole talked about building a missile-defense shield over the Pacific to protect Taiwan from Chinese aggression...
...experienced by this year'sseniors, women in the class of '99 will be thelast graduates of the College to have the word"Radcliffe" on their diplomas. The "Class of '99"fleece vests and rings that many seniors boughtlast week will be the last bits of paraphernaliaemblazoned with the Radcliffe shield...
...Humor is my sword and my shield," Simpsonsays. "Humor throws off opposition, they don'tknow what to do with you. Humor is a greatdefense...
...right, I remember he got hit in the face with a brick," Doherty adds. "The shield shattered, so they took him out and another guy took his place. We just kept moving and dividing them...