Word: felling
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...last week's cliff-hangers made clear, politicians ignore such tasks at their own peril. Big-name national figures learned they could not take local issues for granted while they pursued a national agenda. For all his stature as a potential presidential candidate, Bill Bradley very nearly fell victim to a local political battle over New Jersey Governor Jim Florio's detested $2.8 billion tax hike. Bradley tried to hide from voter wrath against Florio, but he was the only target in sight; in the end he squeezed into office with 51% of the vote, down from 64% six years...
...many cases, the Governors who fell were victims of an electoral irony. The anger at politicians in Washington was felt more on the state level than on the national level. Throughout the 1980s, Reaganomics shifted much of the burden of government to the states -- whether for providing services or finding ways to pay for them. Incumbent members of Congress can hide from their responsibility for such steps, but sitting Governors cannot. As chief executives, they directly bear the blame for policies that affect the voters. That wrath accounts for the decisions by Connecticut's William O'Neill and Massachusetts' Michael...
...Eagle Has Two Heads was written in the fall of 1946, in part as a favor for Cocteau's lover and favorite leading man, Jean Marais. Marais asked for a part in which he did not speak in Act One, shed tears of joy in Act Two and fell backwards down stairs in Act Three. But Cocteau also chose to use the play to explore the mysterious drowning of King Ludwig II of Bavaria...
...upset of Shyjan would prove to be the highlight of Chang's comeback tournament. Chang fell victim to "a mental lapse" in the finals, losing to Semler by a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 score...
...expected Norwegian Prime Minister Jan Syse's wobbly coalition to last long, but when the government fell last week it was a matter of genuine concern. At issue was a question that has divided Norwegians for three decades: the country's relationship with the European Community. The immediate crisis was over trade relations with the E.C., but with that crisis resurfaced the ultimate question of whether Norway should join the Community...