Word: somes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With a sure sense of West Coast history, Morris shows how Nixon's early career grew naturally from a raw strivers' culture. Just as Nixon fought hereditary barons in campus politics, he later bucked the genteel Republicanism of Earl Warren. Morris demolishes the stereotype of Nixon as disembodied political gypsy...
But with a car, it's different. We still make some here; and while my friends assure me their foreign ones are a lot better, they all go at about the same speed.
Just like an eager young hunter, the Washington Times is proud of its first big trophy: Congressman Barney Frank, whom the paper bagged in a story two months ago about a male-prostitution scandal. The paper followed up that scoop two weeks ago with claims that Frank and other Congressmen...
Beyond revelations about Frank, the paper has scored its share of scoops -- some substantial, others ephemeral. Reporters earn a bonus for each exclusive. The Times covers conservative politics well and wielded influence during the Reagan Administration. But in the age of glasnost, the paper's strident anti-Communism seems out...
By last week there were some heartening signs of recuperation. Nearly all the 90,000 people who sought refuge in motels or Red Cross emergency shelters have either returned home or moved in with family or friends. Roughly 85% of the 224,000 people idled temporarily by the hurricane have...