Word: whipped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...compromises, as House Democratic leaders scrambled to find the votes they need to override a possible presidential veto. It was a spectacle the Republicans enjoyed. "The Democrats are not going to get the votes they need, and that will finish off civil rights for this year," crowed G.O.P. whip Newt Gingrich. Privately, civil rights lobbyists acknowledged that Gingrich was right...
...President could choose no more experienced man-in-waiting than Dick Cheney. Consider his resume: Secretary of Defense; former White House chief of staff; former Republican whip in the House of Representatives; co-author with wife Lynne, who heads the National Endowment for the Humanities, of a lively book about past leaders of the House. Cheney is a pragmatic conservative who earned the respect of liberal Democrats with his good humor and willingness to hear -- if not heed -- opposing arguments...
...about crabgrass? That's what we have back home. It doesn't look very nice, and it doesn't induce people to whip out their checkbooks...
...Just because someone buys a whip doesn't mean they want to whip the be-jeezus out of you," says Phelps. "It's the perfect amount of stimulus that's just enough to make the blood rise to the surface. That's what the whole spanking thing is about...
...final tally of Brown's third-period assault came with 4:01 left in the session, when Staffort exploded past Crimson long-sticks Dennis Murphy and Mike Tauckus to whip the ball past Miller...