Word: thwarting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...half ended with the score knotted at one,despite some late attacks by the Big Green.Williams came in clutch on the defensive end as heconsistently helped to thwart the Big Greenattacks. The kangaroo-like Williams controlled theairways as he soared over numerous Dartmouthforwards to head crosses out of danger...
...mean to complain. My rite of passage is not whether I will survive or not--I am sure that my Gortex-lined everything will thwart any threats to my health. The pressing question is whether I am going to want to survive or not. Is the East Coast worth all of this effort, money and worrying? At least I have four years to decide...
...like full-fledged, bare-knuckles players in the power game. They have been at the table long enough now to understand how the game is played. Black members of Congress like Maxine Waters and John Conyers Jr. are acting as if they really believe they have the clout to thwart the Republicans' plans to cut short Clinton's presidency--and they may be right. Clinton's popularity among black voters is the cornerstone of his high approval ratings, his best defense against impeachment. If Clinton stays in power, he will owe the black community big time...
Anyone with children may easily say yes. Yet clearly, nothing Clinton did sinks to the depths of what Nixon did, such as using the IRS to hound opponents and dispatching the CIA to thwart an FBI investigation. The claim that Clinton abused the counsel's office by invoking privilege claims is "nonsense," said White House counsel Charles Ruff, a respected former Watergate prosecutor and U.S. Attorney. "He did so on my advice. I went to the President and said the independent counsel is seeking to intrude into the legitimate, confidential discussions you have with your lawyers and that your senior...
...then Starr was dragged in that direction by the winner-take-all strategy employed by the White House. Clinton used his office to thwart an investigation sanctioned by his own Attorney General, thereby violating some precedents of his own. Ronald Reagan waived all Executive privilege at the start of the Iran-contra investigation, which arguably dealt with the very matters of national security and diplomacy in which Executive privilege is most legitimate. He turned over his documents and diaries; he told everyone, including White House lawyers, to do likewise, because he said he wanted the facts to come out. Jimmy...