Word: vows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then-Vice President Bush stood in Seattle and vowed to become the "environmental president." Like many of his campaign pledges of four years ago, this Bush vow has gone the way of "no new taxes." He and Quayle have repeatedly struck down environmental legislation they originally proposed or have fought the positions of other members of their administration...
...will still be possible for a husband and wife to endure together the vicissitudes of many decades, but Dychtwald believes such couples will be rare. Once society has lost most of its taboos against divorce, it will take unusual commitment, flexibility and loyalty (perhaps fortified by a religious vow) to stick it out. Couples who endure to celebrate their golden anniversaries "will have mastered marriage," says Dychtwald. "It will be like mastering the violin or the cello...
...still sings of us. About the choice of Alexander Throttlebottom as Vice President: "We put a lot of names in a hat. This guy lost." A Senator warning fellow hacks that the voters "love," "respect" and "honor" their party, but "they do not trust our party." A vow from the platform: "We appeal to your hearts, not your intelligence...
Despite a vow that he would never surrender, white supremacist Randy Weaver quit his mountain cabin in northern Idaho, ending an 11-day siege that resulted in the deaths of his wife Vicki, his son Samuel and a deputy U.S. marshal, William Degan. Weaver's defiance began in January 1991, when he failed to appear in court on charges of selling two shotguns to an undercover agent. Nineteen months later, those charges have at least one additional count: assaulting a federal officer. Gerry Spence, who represented former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, will defend Weaver...
Jason, 37, a Seattle architect, avoided deceit by disclosing his bisexuality before his marriage. "We talked about our marriage vows because I did not want to say 'I will forsake all others.' I couldn't vow monogamy." But he is faithful to his wife in one sense: his outside liaisons are limited to men, and only one at a time. "Besides, I can't handle too many emotional relationships at a time. You can get burned...