Word: whipped
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...finance system that supports them. Neumann, elected to Congress in 1994 as a number-crunching budget cutter, has aimed his recent TV spots at Feingold's vote against a ban on partial-birth abortions and at his opposition to a constitutional amendment outlawing flag burning. The idea is to whip social conservatives into a holy frenzy and get them to the polls, with the expectation that Monica-weary Democrats will stay home. "It's going to be won or lost on turnout," Neumann says. "And I've got to believe we're in pretty good shape there...
...about 2000. In another way too: having the governorship helps parties organize for presidential campaigns. And Americans' appetite for Republicans in the Governor's mansion may betray a hunger for a Republican in the White House--a Republican like, say, Texas Governor George W. Bush, who is expected to whip his Democratic opponent this year and, according to polls, would beat Al Gore in a head-to-head presidential race. Since his election as Governor in 1994, Bush has avoided the mistakes that doomed his father: he has learned and relearned domestic policy, moved to the center and played down...
...girls are urged to catch up in math and join ice-hockey teams, boys should be encouraged to write poetry and take dance classes without being labeled sissies. Parents can enhance gender-neutral self-esteem by suggesting that a daughter help fix a leaky pipe--or a son whip up an omelet. "A little girl who says she wants to be a doctor gets a lot of support," says Bailey, whose Wellesley Centers are devoting their next gender-equity conference to boys. "But if a boy talks about wanting to be a nurse, the reaction is that it doesn...
...billion for the cash-strapped IMF. The outcome is still uncertain but crucial because other countries may not contribute their share of funding until the U.S. acts. Washington's failure to do so would be viewed as a sign of growing U.S. isolationism that could further shake markets and whip up protectionist sentiment, adding to the pressure for currency controls. Says Clinton: "This country has got to lead...
...polls," said House Majority Whip Tom Delay last month with characteristic delicacy, "are a joke." And in that spirit, the Republicans have thumbed their nose at the American people. Americans want Clinton to stay. They oppose impeachment hearings. They want the whole thing to end. And the Republicans don't care...