Word: swiftly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though the law would not take full effect until 1994, opposition has been swift and forceful. The 60 carnival groups, known as krewes, assailed the measure as a "tragic mistake" that could drive the festival out of New Orleans. Two of the most prestigious groups, the Mistick Krewe of Comus and the Knights of Momus -- both all white, all male -- have announced that they will not parade, citing government intrusion. Other krewes have threatened to cancel their parades or relocate them in future years unless the ordinance is radically altered. Such an exodus would be devastating for New Orleans, which...
...political fallout has been swift and stunning. Two of Clinton's competitors, Tom Harkin and Bob Kerrey, who gingerly avoided all but the mildest comments on the subject of Clinton's troubled marriage and Flowers' charges, have come out swinging. Both "wonder" if Clinton is telling the truth, and with the Feb. 18 New Hampshire primary only a week away, they are pressing the issue forcefully. They are lagging badly in the polls, and attacking Clinton offers their only hope for an upset. The last candidate debate, on Feb. 16, will probably provide the most intense mudslinging in years...
...incident, pointedly designed to thwart attempts at political compromise, enraged the Bush Administration, which recalled its ambassador from Haiti last week. Beyond that swift reaction, Washington's Haitian policy is gridlocked by poor options. On the one hand, frustration over Haiti's deteriorating political and economic situation is running so high that in interviews last week with the New York Times, officials raised the remote prospect of military intervention. Yet at the same time, the Administration was petitioning the federal courts for permission to forcibly repatriate most of the boat people, who are currently residing in tents, ships...
...charges are correct, this walking keg of testosterone was doing at an Indianapolis beauty pageant what he does in the ring: mauling the competition. Tyson's troubles spotlighted the threat behind many an athlete's swagger: he may think the world is his for the taking, with one swift punch or pinch...
...charges are correct, this walking keg of testosterone was doing at an Indianapolis beauty pageant what he does in the ring: mauling the competition. Tyson's troubles spotlighted the threat behind many an athlete's swagger: he may think the world is his for the taking, with one swift punch or pinch...