Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...House battle. While Clinton had for days been urged by adviser Mickey Kantor and others to toughen his denial, the Monday morning statement was finally worked out in a post-midnight strategy session with former deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes and Hollywood imagineer Harry Thomason. Ickes, the street-smart infighter who had steered Clinton's re-election campaign only to be bumped out of a second-term job, flew in from California and went straight to the White House. Ickes' prescription for the President: Look the people straight in the eye and, to the extent you and your lawyer...
...going to stand in front of a class and tell them they have to make responsible, smart, healthful decisions [in that context]?" she asks. "I told my students, 'I need to apologize to you. One of my peers may have made some errors in judgment.' It was a tough week to talk about right and wrong...
Lewinsky left Beverly Hills High abruptly during her junior year. At Bel Air High, a tiny $12,000-a-year prep school designed for smart kids facing personal problems, a more self-assured Monica began to emerge. She got involved in drama, the choral group and art. Still dealing with a weight problem, she didn't have a boyfriend. But it was a more fulfilling time. In her senior year, Lewinsky made valedictorian in a class of seven. In the school yearbook Monica's senior year, a classmate calls Lewinsky her "guardian angel." Lewinsky's page included dedications...
...obsessed with keeping that edge; they often steer away from their original genres in search of new forms. After helping launch grunge, Nirvana later denounced it. After helping create trip-hop, the musician Tricky moved on to more unsettling sounds. Goldie's Timeless is a smart, soothing album, with sweet-soul soundscapes that sweep the listener away. Saturnz Return pushes further and rocks harder; it seeks not only to embrace drum 'n' bass but to explore punk and classical music as well. The first song, an hourlong track called Mother, is an excessive, intermittently impressive number, complete with...
...Seinfeld show has succeeded in spite of Jerry, George and Elaine. Its popularity is due primarily, if not exclusively, to the unique character of Kramer. Without the original and inimitable personality of Michael Richards in this role, Seinfeld would not have survived its first season. If NBC is smart, it will replace Seinfeld with the Kramer show and let this refreshing talent continue to entertain TV audiences. WILLIAM C. ELLIS Groveland, Calif...