Word: washingtonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Prasse-Freeman, a 6'3, 185-lb. point guard from Mercer Island High School in Washington state, headlines the freshmen class and is the most likely to be an impact player...
...University of Wisconsin's public relations representative Erik A. Christianson, who is currently in Washington attending the court hearing, said his university has stood by its policy regarding the activity fee because it feels the funds have helped "create a forum for free speech" on campus...
...expected budget surpluses in that period. At the same time, he dug into Gore as showing a lack of guts for not pursuing universal health coverage while in the White House - one of the cornerstones of the 1992 Clinton-Gore ticket. "Maybe something happens when you listen to Washington's voices instead of the people's," Bradley told the audience...
...TIME Washington correspondent John Dickerson cautions voters to take both candidates' figures with a grain of salt. "The surplus on which Bradley's plan relies is one of the fundamental lies in Washington, and Gore relies on the same lie in his plan," says Dickerson. But, he adds, Bradley has more to lose by campaigning on shaky budget projections, as Gore is part of the Clinton administration (which has trumpeted the surplus), "so you'd expect that charade from him. But Bradley has suggested his is a different type of campaign, that he's a politician of a higher moral...
...past, the difference between a $250 million deficit and a $273 million deficit didn't matter," says TIME Washington correspondent John Dickerson. "The two sides would just raid Social Security. But the Republicans have drawn a line in the sand with spending caps, and Clinton has gone along with it." Hence the tortuous negotiations over relatively small amounts of money. Although Republicans appeared to be making concessions to the White House over funding additional police and paying U.N. dues, education is still shaping up as a fight. Although the two sides are only $200 million apart over how much...