Word: vins
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...this year, 56 members of Congress have announced that they will not seek re-election in November, the largest voluntary departure since World War II. Among those who have decided not to return are Democratic Senators Tim Wirth of Colorado and Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Republican Congressman Vin Weber of Minnesota. At a round-table session, Wirth, Conrad and Weber discussed their reasons for leaving and how their attitudes toward government and public service were changed by their experiences in Washington. Excerpts...
Except that it didn't work out that way. Last week, with two years to go before his accession, Nicholas, 52, found himself outside the company, dropped abruptly. Into his shoes stepped Gerald Levin (pronounced Le-vin, the second syllable rhyming with win), 52, an old rival who was bounced as a Time Inc. director in 1987 -- a move said to have been engineered by Nicholas -- but recovered to become the Time side's chief idea man and a main drafter of the merger plan...
Hartford's star center, 6-ft. 11-in. Vin Baker, clearly dominated the Hawks offense, scoring 24 points and crashing the glass for nine rebounds. The only other Hartford player in double figures was Roderick with...
Some lawmakers, including Congressmen Newt Gingrich, Henry Hyde and Vin Weber, responded positively to Sununu's appeal. But the chief of staff's many enemies in Washington saw an opportunity to take revenge. Republican leader Robert Dole, who has seethed since Sununu helped Bush win the 1988 New Hampshire primary by suggesting that Dole was a closet advocate of higher taxes, coldly spurned him. Then Dole twisted the knife by describing Sununu's phone call to a television interviewer. Some White House officials and G.O.P. political strategists were miffed that Sununu was trying to end run the President. Bush himself...
...talking serious vinegar now, the familiar sour wine (a literal translation of the French vin aigre) that has become the condiment of the hour -- and not just to sprinkle on salads or pickle veggies. As diet-conscious customers shun butter and cream, top toques at grand-luxe restaurants increasingly use it to give low-cal piquancy to their creations. At Manhattan's Montrachet, chef Debra Ponzek uses champagne vinegar as a basis for lemongrass sauce and dollops cider vinegar into a ginger sauce for roast duck...