Word: quirks
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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When he first heard of this quirk in the swearing-in schedule several weeks ago, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle didn't pay it much attention. The current Senate Majority Leader, Trent Lott, would probably still run the place informally, since Republicans would be in the majority on Jan. 20, no matter which man became president, Daschle aides thought. If it's Dubya, Lieberman keeps his Senate seat and Dick Cheney casts tie-breaking votes to give Republicans control in the 50-50 chamber; if it's Al, Lieberman gives up his Senate seat and Lott controls with...
...Crimson approached the scheduling quirk the way as just another obstacle. Why not? For this bunch, after all, such adversity was just another day at the office...
...assure you. It's simply that he loves traveling in academic territory. If his tendency to sometimes talk like a monograph comes off as bullying, it's a flaw of style. Live with it. When he is President, we will all smile it off as a treasurable quirk...
...Some quirk of gerrymandering years ago in my town's Congressional district has turned this year's race into one of the most tightly contested in the nation. To complicate matters, the incumbent is 43-year old Rep. James Rogan (R-Calif.), one of the more outspoken of the House impeachment managers. With control of the House in question, these factors have turned the wide, palm-lined streets of the San Gabriel Valley north of Los Angeles into a high-profile political battlefield. The New York Times Magazine cover story two weeks ago reported the race in California's 27th...
Harvard's task is daunting, considering three earlier losses to the Minutemen this year. Additionally, a scheduling quirk makes it necessary for Harvard, the No. 4 seed, to play more games than the 5th or 6th seeds in order to make the top four, thereby qualifying for the Eastern Championships...