Word: sudden
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Sullivan's ascension was something of a surprise. Peretz announced one day nearly a year ago that Sullivan was the new deputy to Hertzberg. His sudden rise -- as well as his penchant for stories on such subjects as the ins and outs of black conservatism -- seemed to mark the culmination of Peretz's own political evolution...
...reason that the Constitutional amendment all of a sudden looks like it's needed is because of massive deficit financing of the 1980s brought to you by the very people who then turn around and become an advocate for amending our Constitution," Kerrey said. "I think the necessity of the amendment is borne from irresponsible leadership...
Taxes. Well, this one can never work for the Democrats--not with their spend, spend, spend reputation--but at least this time it will not work against them either. Bush's rather sudden post-election flip-flop from "Read my lips: No new taxes" to "Just ignore this tax increase" has robbed him of legitimacy on this very touchy subject. America is not likely to forget the greatest campaign lie in recent history...
...last week Helmick's reign ended abruptly amid reports that he had accepted payments from organizations seeking Olympic contracts. His sudden resignation from the unsalaried post shook the USOC and sapped public confidence during a crucial fund-raising period, only five months before the 1992 Winter Games begin in France...
...sudden popularity of prime-time nostalgia is hardly surprising. Oldies radio stations are thriving; TV tributes to Ed Sullivan and All in the Family drew blockbuster ratings last season; Natalie Cole hit the top of the charts by bringing back her father's old songs. For David Jacobs, an executive producer of Homefront, the current fascination with the past is reminiscent of fin-de-siecle Europe a hundred years ago. "The last decades of a century are always reflective," he says. But Jacobs and his fellow TV producers insist there is more involved. Says Gary David Goldberg, who has based...