Word: spinnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maybe all Ebenezer Scrooge needed was a spin doctor, someone who would warn him to stop calling the Christmas spirit "humbug" and reterm it "misguided compassion." But Gingrich is right to be concerned about whether the G.O.P. revolution is seen as spirited or mean-spirited. House Republicans have come roaring into Washington promising not just to remake welfare but to pull down the whole edifice of federal poverty programs. They say that in doing so, they are merely carrying out the mandate of the voters who sent them to Congress. To the extent that there is clear voter sentiment...
...Mandeville also claims that any attempt by the AKC to limit registration would trigger government sanctions. "We would like to be able to say, 'I'm sorry, we're not registering your dog,' but we would be in court faster than your head would spin. The Federal Trade Commission has rules and regulations in this country about restriction of trade...
...Brown Simpson's sister Denise for publicly questioning O.J.'s innocence. "What has happened now is the court can hardly turn on the television without seeing Denise Brown ," defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. said in a hearing. "She has taken it upon herself to misconstrue, to put her own spin on interpretations." Brown has implied in television interviews that Simpson committed the murders. The impact of her statements became clear when a prospective alternate juror told Judge Lance Ito he had seen Brown on TV. Asked by the judge what he heard her say, the man blurted out: "She said...
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...physical pain is nothing compared to the sheer disappointment that the Harvard hockey team felt after being clubbed, 6-1, by B.U. Yesterday was something that not even Coach Ronn Tomassoni--always an optimist--could put a positive spin...