Word: things
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about lawmaking: pork barrels, partisanship, gridlock and the refusal of individuals to occasionally heed their consciences instead of their parties. It is why smart men like Bill Bradley and Sam Nunn and Warren Rudman gave up on the Senate entirely, and why McCain can't seem to get a thing past Trent Lott. America seems to agree with him, but it may be long past trusting anyone in office to do anything about...
...premise that some folks won?t show up ? and airlines are required to compensate the bumpee with upgrades or cash equivalents. But if you absolutely, positively have to be there on time, watching the plane doors shut in your face can be uniquely frustrating ? the sort of thing that gives the big carriers a bad name...
...true that whole-grain foods provide at least heart benefits," says TIME medical columnist Christine Gorman, "but the cancer benefits are more ambiguous." Health information on the package of foods is certainly helpful, but consumers need to retain a cautionary attitude, says Gorman. "One thing to watch out for is how much sugar is added to a cereal. Sugar provides empty calories with no nutritional value." To qualify for the new label, a food must contain 51 percent or more whole-grain ingredients by weight...
...down in a carjacked minivan, police are still piecing together the life of Benjamin Smith, looking for closure. One almost hopes they find something original and horrible about the 21-year-old Smith, something to assure us there are few out there like him. Because so far, the scariest thing about Benjamin Smith is that he sounds quite common...
...repeated all over the nation if similar laws are adopted in such states as Texas and Florida, where Connerly, the Pied Piper of color blindness, plans to bring his crusade. But despite the moans you will hear from supporters of affirmative action, it may not be such a bad thing. It could force African Americans to rediscover a piece of mother wit: if you want to succeed in America, you have to be twice as prepared as your white counterpart. Anything less...