Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Newt Gingrich followed a similar arc, the two men have been given a second chance at governing. But whether the two will create a bipartisan consensus or hunker down into the bitter scorched earth fight that produced gridlock and government shutdown last year remains to be seen. A bipartisan spirit will be needed to tackle the growing problems of campaign-finance reform and reforming entitlements. On the surface, leaders from both sides seem ready to work with the opposition. "I think you'll see us try to reach out and find a common ground with President Clinton," Gingrich said after...
Urban, who left the Army in January after 24 years of service in Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, has decided to turn his hand to politics. In the spirit of providing leadership that is responsive to the electorate, he has circulated his own nominating petitions and asked his prospective constituents to tell him what issues are important to them. Urban says that, with all his years dealing with the Pentagon and negotiating Department of Defense red tape, he is qualified for the House...
...Little Rhody" may be the smallest state, but it doesn't lack character. Once a haven for political refugees from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the free spirit survived the Revolution, and Rhode Island was the last of original 13 states to join the new Union. This year's election continues the tradition of political unrest: Claiborne Pell, an Ocean State Senator since 1960, is retiring, and Jack Reed is leaving his House seat as he attempts to succeed Pell. In this Democratic state, the G.O.P. hopes to capitalize on these vacancies, building on their success in 1994, when voters elected...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "When...principles clash, we clash. But it should always be in the spirit of political warfare and not personal enmity...
...produced 10,000 plant and animal species unique to the islands, and 60% of the babies born here are of mixed racial heritage. Though pineapples and sugar cane once drove Hawaii, the state now relies on tourism and its strategic military position to fuel its economy. The aloha spirit also spawned recent controversy when a lawsuit, now in the Hawaii courts, threatened to force state recognition of gay marriages. This spurred Congress to hastily pass the Defense of Marriage Act, which allows other states the right not to recognize such unions...