Word: threw
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...election reform created in 1911 for the admirable purpose of giving people direct power to pass laws at the ballot box ran wild this year in California -- and the voters rebelled. Faced with 28 ballot initiatives, some with deliberately similar titles but with opposite intentions, Californians threw up their hands and rejected 22 of them...
...centerpiece of Chiles' offensive was an assault on big money in politics. While Martinez staged $1,500-a-plate fund-raising dinners, Chiles set a $100 limit on contributions and threw $1.50-a-guest hot-dog feasts. Chiles, who dropped out of the Senate citing "burnout," held on despite revelations that he takes the antidepressant drug Prozac. In the end, voters trusted Chiles more than they did Martinez. Exulted the victor: "People have not been as excited since the '60s, when Jack Kennedy was running...
...many Adams residents could describe Lauderdale's parties as being average, however. His legendary talent for merry-making may have roots in his childhood. When he was three years old, Lauderdale says, his parents threw a "silver spoon party...
...This medal should be split into 90 pieces," Nathan said in a statement. "And one given to each of the bright young people who solved the problems that I threw at them. They did much of the work and they should receive the credit...
...course, those people sitting on the Harvard sideline almost got the chance to rumble with Huskies' Coach Joe Morone after he threw a fit in reaction to the taunting of a Harvard...