Word: spokenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...President, who a year ago campaigned on the promise of a bridge to the 21st century, who has spoken of Hope as a place both in Arkansas and in the national consciousness, was constrained by media intrigue and a year of personal and partisan scandal to a personality-less speech needling Congress on to small goals and smaller thinking. Clinton said we need to remember the big picture, but gave a speech that, from NATO to John Glenn, sounded more like a laundry list of minutiae...
...would be wrong to refuse his help now." But that was then -- and this, after Morris implied yesterday on a KABC radio talk show that Hillary might be a lesbian, is now. Clinton is incredulous and furious, according to White House officials. Asked if the President had spoken with Morris afterward, Press Secretary Mike McCurry said "I doubt that will ever happen again." In the New York Post, Morris tried to explain away his gaffe by saying the show's host had posed a hypothetical question about Hillary's being gay; the program transcript shows Morris brought up the topic...
...although few expect the Pope to get it lifted. Most, however, believed the visit would boost Castro: "People on the streets seem to be very much in favor of the revolution," she says. "They have many complaints about their everyday difficulties, but on the whole most people I've spoken to seem very much in favor of the present form of government." And this week, they'll have unprecedented U.S. airtime to state their views...
...EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN became the first to record an album while serving in the Senate. Dirksen beat out Rod McKuen for the best spoken-word Grammy award...
...many miles, so little time. For Ron Remer, 47, a soft-spoken salesman, offensive driving was simply part of the job. From his home in New Haven, Conn., he logged 30,000 miles a year selling promotional products. "People on the road were an impediment to my progress," he says. "If I was late, it would reflect badly on me. Maybe the customer wouldn't want the products, and I'd be out of a sale. Getting there was the only thing that was important. If I met you in person, I might invite you for coffee or something...