Word: whosing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...state of Missouri politics. Gov. Carnahan is no softie on crime; his administration presided over more executions than any in recent memory. Yet in January, at the personal request of Pope John Paul II, Carnahan agreed to commute to life in prison the sentence of murderer Darrell Mease, whose execution was to be during the Pope's visit to St. Louis...
...says this situation is "shameful for institutions whose responsibility it is to create and groom that talent...
...pound weight class sophomore Eric Swick, who was kept out last season by injury, returned to the mats with a strong fourth place finish guaranteed by a 8-3 defeat of Clint Frease in the consolation semis. Right on his heels was freshman Nick Picarsic, Matt's brother, whose tough wrestling captured him a fifth place spot...
EgyptAir 990 is showing signs of going the way of TWA 800 - a mysterious disaster whose investigation produces no answers, only forensically guided hypotheses. Hopes that the cockpit voice recorder would unlock the mystery appear to have been dashed Monday, as sources close to the investigation indicated that the tape provided no answers. Evidence from the first "black box" had established that the Boeing 767's engines were turned off at 33,000 feet, precipitating a plunge of 16,000 feet in just 40 seconds before the plane steeply climbed for a mile and a half and then finally plunged...
...Clinton and Jiang Zemin have clasped hands and jumped. Beijing and Washington announced an historic trade agreement Monday, in which China agreed to open up its economy in exchange for membership in the World Trade Organization. For Clinton, the deal means going head-to-head with a hostile Congress, whose enmity toward Beijing over alleged nuclear spying will amplify protectionist sentiments in the legislature. Congressional approval is required because implementing the deal depends on the House of Representatives' dropping legislation requiring annual approval of China's Most Favored Nation trade status. But with the U.S. business community solidly behind...