Word: lit
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire--and the turmoil they created at Dean headquarters in Burlington--have produced a debate that fits a campaign lit by a prairie fire. Followers of Dean see themselves, and their connection, as the campaign itself, so they are asking themselves, Where do we go if Dean doesn't get the nomination? In emails to one another, some say they will move to the "anybody but Bush" camp and continue to raise money and work for whichever candidate emerges as the Democratic nominee. "This $500 billion deficit is going to be ours to pay," says...
...want an all-around, feel-good success story? After a 15-point freshman season, Zappala worked tirelessly on his speed over the summer—tell me you’re not surprised—and has lit up the ECAC like a Christmas tree this year. He is second in the league in point-scoring (19) and goal-scoring (11) and leads his team with 26 points overall...
Workers were immediately sent out on “lit-drops” around the city, leaving flyers and candidate information on parked cars and in stores and restaurants. Visibility was a high priority as campaigners hoped to capture the ballots of still-undecided voters...
...memoirs in longhand on legal pads, poring over notes and transcripts of his White House years. For the moment, this deadline is more pressing than raising money for India's earthquake victims or promoting peace in Northern Ireland or touring Miami nightclubs with Julio Iglesias. It is also lit by the incandescent question of the 2004 primary campaign: What does it mean to be a Democrat anymore? Having lost the White House and five straight House elections, does the party need to be burned down and rebuilt to have any hope of winning back the hearts and minds...
...aforementioned characters and a few more, but each is given only the most perfunctory motivations, and their emotions lack subtext, perhaps because of the large number of people involved. Chevalier does a nice job of evoking the physical conditions of the era--the muddy roads and poorly lit, dank rooms--and her descriptions of the weaving process are interesting without getting overly technical. The Lady and the Unicorn is satisfying in its familiarity, but ultimately it feels less rewarding than Pearl Earring, mostly because we've seen the technique before. --By Michele Orecklin