Word: maelstrom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This bloody catalog is what the Algerian government showed when a handful of foreign journalists were permitted in the country last week under government protection. Even so, the visit offered a rare glimpse inside the maelstrom of a country where violence on both the Islamist and government sides has closed the door to outsiders, leaving Algeria to conduct its vicious hidden war in private...
...happy to see snow again, after last year's maelstrom blizzard which kept me out of school for January," said Chris Paul '98. "I like snow, I always have...
...making the film fast-paced enough for modern Hollywood audiences, but also by fleshing out the full pantheon of psychological contours that make Henry such a complex hero. From the grime to the sublime, Shakepeare's tragedy, with Henry's conscience as the centerpiece, is translated into a visual maelstrom of patriotic noblemen, blood-curdling gore and ruthless bastards. It's foul, grim stuff with a strong dash of realism to make Shakespeare's play a passionate contemporary tale of shuddering wartime horrors and brutality, without sneaking in too many cliched lessons for us mere mortals...
...particularly intrigued by what he considers to be the gulf between perception and reality in Washington. Into this maelstrom rush pompous politicians who in Stamaty's world are invariably filled with sound and fury that only add to the confusion. The business of government, Stamaty says, "is so massive and complex that our public dialogue often gets boiled down to an absurd and insufficient shorthand." That being the case, we invite you to laugh -- and to groan -- along with...
House Ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski found himself in the midst of an intensifying maelstrom of speculation over whether he would accept a plea bargain -- and prison time -- in a federal corruption case. Democrats fear his departure from the key committee could leave health reform without a guiding hand...