Word: tools
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bloody gloves -- one at the murder scene, one at O.J.'s mansion. Then there were the bloody clothes in his washing machine, and the ski mask, and the stains on his driveway and in his car. The weapon was an antique samurai sword, then a sharp-edged military entrenching tool, the newspapers revealed, before the district attorney announced that no weapon & had been found. He's killed himself, the Wall Street trading floors buzzed on Wednesday morning, before he appeared that afternoon at his ex-wife's wake...
...Pentagon analyst, "a joke" that is more likely to surrender early and create a political problem than fight a guerrilla war. But after defeating the army -- which a Pentagon official estimates would be "finished up by dawn" -- the situation gets messy fast. Military force can be an effective tool for toppling regimes, but as a means of rebuilding societies, it is a blunt instrument the U.S. has not wielded effectively in similar cases, such as Somalia...
...going to meet the challenges of this new era, we will need to use every tool available, a strong defense, strong alliances, vigorous diplomacy, better U.N. peacekeeping, more effective multilateral sanctions and firm support for the requirements of international law," Albright said...
...order. the Gabay administration, which took office squeaky-clean, has gone through a veritable Cuisinart of political scandal this year. The gaffes have included unheeded student referenda, unfair elections, and faulty attendance-taking. Through it all, the council has handled itself with the grace of a two-legged s(tool...
...paid off for auto manufacturers, who are finding that these sports-utility vehicles, which typically cost between $20,000 and $30,000 and can come loaded with leather upholstery, cup holders and cellular phones, have replaced luxury cars like the Lexus as the baby boomer's favorite way to tool around the neighborhood. Detroit is rushing out increasingly pricey models, and foreign luxury-car makers are jumping in too. Just last week Chrysler confirmed plans for a large upscale sports vehicle that may sell for as much as $40,000 when the first one arrives by 1998. It will square...