Word: uproars
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...midway: George magazine, which from time to time he used to send up the national obsession with all things Kennedy. He put Drew Barrymore on the cover, for instance, in a parody of Marilyn Monroe in the sewed-on gown singing Happy Birthday, Mr. President. When an uproar ensued, Kennedy pretended he didn't understand what the fuss was about. Or maybe he really didn't understand--it was just another image from the family album...
...specificity in 1976. He was poised to snatch the nomination from President Gerald Ford--but then he delivered his infamous "$90 billion speech," which called for gutting that much from the federal budget and turning power over to the states. Ford's team jumped on it, and the uproar helped drive the winning margin to Ford. So three years later, Reagan, by then the undisputed G.O.P. front runner, spent the summer of 1979 holed up at his California ranch because Sears didn't want to risk trotting him out. Even after Reagan declared his candidacy, in November, he ducked debates...
...story sparked an uproar of laughter in the forum, and it created a bridge to Cuomo's main point, that Americans are far too concerned with money...
...they are known, is expected to start this week, and it could make history. If they are found guilty, the prosecutors in the group will be the first in the nation ever convicted of crimes for railroading an innocent man. The charges, which the defendants deny, have caused an uproar in Illinois. The state has freed two men from its death row this year after investigations supported their innocence...
...feminism since she first began teaching at then all-male Boston College in 1966. At the beginning, the struggle was for equal recognition and equal opportunities. Denied tenure in 1969 without a concrete explanation, Daly protested loudly and was supported by 1,500 of her male students. The uproar has been considered an important catalyst for the school's decision...