Word: slugged
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...single hobby, Doug, who is remarkably guileless for a gunslinger, is stumped. He concedes the craziness of him and his classmates shooting at one another, but wonders how it could be any different. "Parents just don't understand that everything has changed," he says. "You can't just slug it out in the schoolyard anymore and be done with it. Whoever loses can just...
...knowledge of anatomy. He chaired the L.D.P.'s special commission to study reform in 1990 and produced widely applauded legislation to revise the system. One typical problem: most districts have several legislators, which means Liberal Democrats from different party factions must compete against one another. Since they cannot slug it out on the basis of policies, they compete in terms of patronage -- which in turn creates pressure to raise yen under the table. Hata's plan was shot down in 1991, however, when many of his colleagues saw that the reforms would throw a wrench in their own political machinery...
While the top two teams get byes, the bottom four will slug it out for places in the Final Four. That means that Harvard will play Dartmouth again...
Aspin, by contrast, is respected for his abiding fascination with defense policy, a strength he will need in the coming budget battles. "He's the only one who can stand toe-to-toe with Nunn and slug it out," said a Pentagon insider. The President relies almost exclusively on Aspin for military advice, though the Secretary's foreign-policy influence has been reduced because of his illness. The Pentagon chief has assembled one of the finest teams of national-security wonks anywhere in government. The problem, however, is the White House has held up his nominations because the roster failed...
...baby-face 11-year-old boy. The child had a gun. Earl slid his own service revolver back into the holster, hoping to defuse the tension and thinking of his own son that age. After a few words, the child pulled the trigger, and a .32-caliber slug ripped through Earl's groin, coming to rest between the muscle and spine. Earl returned a single shot. The boy fell dead. "After I shot the kid, I rocked him in my arms," says Earl, his voice cracking. "I took something I can never give back. I went home three days later...