Word: collars
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...those who have actually lost their jobs -- an estimated 267,000 in November -- the holidays are especially painful. This recession began in the service sector, rather than in manufacturing, and so has taken a swipe at the security of white-collar and blue-collar workers alike. "It's a terrible time of year to be sending cards to friends across the country," says Robert Bach, who moved to California from Omaha only 18 months ago and has already lost two jobs because of the slumping economy. He does feasibility studies for new buildings -- of which there are not too many...
Kickin' A's The Cincinnati Reds owned first place in their National League division from opening day, but nearly everyone expected they'd lose the World Series to Oakland's high-priced powerhouse club. Then the Reds displayed their blue-collar grit by beating the "better" team in four straight games, pulling off baseball's biggest upset since the Miracle Mets...
...inside the White House that the President's image would suffer. "This is a powder keg," said an official privately. "Somebody is going to read racism into every word you say on this subject. You don't want to do this." While the racial card appeals to some blue-collar and rural whites, it obviously offends many blacks. It also conflicts with the two-year effort by Bush and the departing G.O.P. chairman, Lee Atwater, to woo black voters. Further, the moderate faction agrees with political scientist Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, who says that "some upscale white...
...prime-time cartoon show's evil power-plant owner with overbite, the dozing employees and a three-eyed fish named Blinky all have contributed to driving industry officials into a critical mass. But more than anything, Homer Simpson has them glowing under the collar...
...experts. "We are dealing here with a theme that resonates very strongly in American society," says Columbia's Coffee. "It is that the abuse of responsibility by those in high places will be dealt with harshly." The government hopes to make the threat of harsh sentences for white-collar felons the pointed lesson of Michael Milken's fall...