Word: solicitous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...First Lady's lawyer. Republicans weren't buying. Long suspicious that the Clinton's knew the whereabouts of the records, and that they may have arranged for their removal from the late Vincent Foster's office the night he committed suicide, Senator Alfonse D'Amato announced he might solicit written explanations from the Clintons. Sen. Lauch Faircloth charged they "likely have a very serious case of obstruction of justice." Slow down, said Democratic counsel Richard Ben-Veniste, reminding his colleagues that obstruction of justice is "not a term to throw around," though he acknowledged the committee should look into "whether...
Following the most heated debate of the night, the council rejected by a vote of 23-17 a "courtesy" amendment to its bylaws. The measure would have required the council to contact and solicit a response from any individual or group that would be commended or condemned in any proposed resolution before the council...
...business team is utilizing Harvard's prestige to solicit donations, attract sponsors and entice networks...
Still, Sullivan says he has yet to give much thought to the issue of the mayor's election, although he says some councillors have already begun to solicit votes from others...
...May/June issue of the Harvard Alumni magazine stated that "the committee invites comment" about the proposal, the HBLSA writes that "the article appeared during a period in which students were either preparing for finals or embarking upon their summer recess...If the committee's goal was to solicit input from a large number of individuals, its timing could not have been worse...