Word: wings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Christopher, who organized the vice-presidential search, says Gore's expertise on foreign policy was a major reason why he ended up on the ticket. Gore came from the hawkish wing of his party, having broken with most Democrats to vote in favor of the Gulf War. And unlike Clinton, he served in Vietnam. Gore set his fix on world affairs early in his political career, though it was not an obvious area for a junior Congressman elected from the plateau of Middle Tennessee. Even on the environment, Gore's signature issue, the questions that stirred his passions most were...
...international economic policy, which the State Department had ceded to other agencies. Since then, State and Treasury have fought a turf war behind the scenes over control of Washington's response to the Asian financial crisis and Russia's economic bailout. Summers will now have Eizenstat under his wing, instead of his being a Foggy Bottom competitor. The player trade "wasn't Madeleine's first choice," said a senior White House aide. She's now looking for a heavyweight to fill Eizenstat's post so no more turf slides away...
...international economic policy, which the State Department had ceded to other agencies. Since then, State and Treasury have fought a turf war behind the scenes over control of Washington's response to the Asian financial crisis and Russia's economic bailout. Summers will now have Eizenstat under his wing, instead of having him as a Foggy Bottom competitor. The player trade "wasn't Madeleine's first choice," said a senior White House aide. She's now looking for a heavyweight to fill Eizenstat's post so no more turf slides away...
...same themes. What theme might that be? Well, whatever theme happened to be selling at the moment. Think of Madonna's ventures into various pop culture venues, from music to movies to books and back. Think of the recent trend of turning video games (such as Wing Commander) into movies, or releasing CDs of the music to certain games. Think of all the old TV shows now being turned into films. Think of Will Smith...
Science fiction is enjoying something of a renaissance in recent years. Following in the footsteps of Star Wars and Star Trek are series and films such as Babylon 5, a remake of Lost in Space, Wing Commander, and numerous others. All have sought to profit from the lucrative sci-fi craze, but in the end, only the two original combatants deserve our attention...