Word: sourly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Paint Turned Sour...
...natural, milk-based paint turned sour and the stench drove the Berkeley councillor out of her home three months ago. Despite scrubbing and repainting, the house still smelled like old socks, and Skinner and her daughter are rooming with friends...
...that requires the approval of U.S. Judge Milton Pollack in Manhattan. Plaintiffs include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which alleges Milken helped undermine the savings and loan industry by persuading S&L chairmen to load up on junk bonds that collapsed when the market for the risky IOUs turned sour...
George Bush received a personal reminder about the sour state of the economy last week. The Houstonian Hotel and Conference Center, where the President rents a suite to use as his official residence and where he plans to stay during the Republican Convention in August, filed for bankruptcy under the weight of a $28.7 million debt. The Houstonian's owners say the hotel will continue to operate normally. That's good news for Bush. Because Texas does not have a state income tax, the President can continue to reduce his tax bill by filing his returns from Houston...
...only sour ingredient in this recipe are the lyrics, which become annoyingly self-righteous and downright repetitive at times. Happily, this problem is counterbalanced by the band's streetwise sense of humor...