Word: winging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...created a vacuum on the issue. For Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde, who wants to bring things to the fastest possible conclusion, that represents an opportunity to act with a minimum of interference from diehards who still want Clinton's head. There was no dissent even from the right wing last week when Hyde announced a streamlined hearings schedule with just one major witness: independent counsel Kenneth Starr, on Nov. 19. That's what the Democrats had wished for, though they too may want to be careful: Starr might come across as the arrogant inquisitor many Democrats view...
Central Connecticut State Coach Bill Coleman, the NEC 1997 Coach of the Year, has his squad playing a very physical style similar to Brown's. The Lady Blue Devils are known for being aggressive to the ball. However, their wing defenders should be susceptible to the Crimson's talent-laden forwards...
...went out spouting characteristic vitriol, calling members of the same conservative wing of the GOP that was crucial to his success "cannibals," and claiming he had been "blackmailed" into resigning. Following Gingrich's resignation, a throng of Republicans announced their candidacy for the Speaker's post and other leadership positions. Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Rep. Robert Livingston (R-La.)--both of whom preach the radical notion of working with the minority party--have emerged as top candidates to replace Gingrich...
...staunch conservatives, and it appears the GOP will miss this opportunity to change the ideology of its leadership. If the midterm elections showed anything, they showed a polarized Republican party: moderate Republicans like Gov. A. Paul Cellucci and Texas Gov. George W. Bush were successful, while the more conservative wing suffered losses in gubernatorial and senate races from Alabama to California...
...cranking up bathos-filled love songs, Next Stop Wonderland plays toe-tapping Brazilian music. When other actresses would be weeping over a picture of their ex, Erin contemplatively stares out at the ocean or reads her late father's poetry. Fate may bring the happy couple together under its wing, but we get the feeling that they would be okay even if they never met. As the Wonderland promo posters say, "Love is the destination." But the journey's pretty wonderful, too. Sarah A. Rodriguez...