Word: wakes
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Rumsfeld, 68, had the stature - he ran the Defense Department for Gerald Ford a quarter-century ago, and he's served four Republican administrations going back to Nixon. And he's got the pedigree. He dealt with low military morale in the wake of Vietnam, has held posts up and down the military and economic policy chains, and sees eye to eye with Bush on a missile defense. He even signed a letter in November criticizing Vice President Al Gore for agreeing in 1995 to Russia's sale of military equipment to Iran...
...ideal Christmas morning begins like this: I sleep late and wake to the smell of fresh cinnamon buns baking in the oven. I crawl out of bed, slip into a warm robe and stroll downstairs to sip hot chocolate by the fire. Nibbling on a roll and chatting with my family, I bask in the glow of Christmas lights reflecting off presents piled high under the tree...
...looks as if I won't be sleeping late on Christmas after all. Martha's elaborate recipe takes so much preparation, I'll have to get up early to bake--while the rest of my family gets to wake up to the smell of cinnamon...
...when the slumber of the holidays is over and we wake up in January 2001, America will have a new president, a fascinating new political scene and four years before it has to worry about holding another presidential election. Chad jokes will be so 2000, and Congress will be busy enough just trying to act civilized without giving an inch to the enemy across the aisle...
...Wake up and smell the perfume...