Word: wing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...industry in which Vogue editor Anna Wintour's decision to wear fur in defiance of animal-rights protesters constitutes a courageous political act, Aucoin's recent assertion that he would never ply his brushes on the face of a right-wing Republican because it would be like "a Jew doing makeup for Eva Braun" marks him as something of an anomaly. Over the past decade, he has worked on more magazine covers than anyone else in his field. On Oscar night, his ministrations are coveted by Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman. Yet he has proved himself as likely to make...
...seeds of the violence were planted this summer. At Camp David, Barak proposed that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat get control over the mosques--but not sovereignty. Arafat wanted sovereignty to boost his status with Muslims, so he rejected the proposal. He warned left-wing Israeli supporters that if he compromised on Haram al-Sharif, fundamentalists might oust him. "You Israelis will lose me," Arafat said, according to senior aides. "The peace process will be buried...
...that have striking correlation with the Clinton administration. In The Contender, the Democratic president nominates a female senator to fill the vice presidential post when the V.P.-elect suddenly dies. Nominee Senator Laine Hanson becomes the object of a smear campaign--a la sexual McCarthyism--orchestrated by a right-wing political predator that probes deep into the secrets of her private life...
...that stole the red carpet from these other movies, as well as from--more importantly--the foreign affairs and domestic concerns that were shoved out of the spotlight throughout the ordeal. The movie also has the potential to raise myriad intriguing questions. Would the tone of the "vast right-wing conspiracy" have altered, for example, had it been the case of a female executive officer engaging in adulterous behavior with a male White House intern? How have party conspiracies altered the political process? Most important, however, is how should Americans confront and consider the intimate details of politicians' personal lives...
...Harvard quickly succeeded in spreading the field, as the Crimson controlled play along the sidelines. Outside midfielders Fisher and sophomore Orly Ripmaster repeatedly beat the Wildcats to loose balls on the wing and set up the Crimson's players in the center of the field with booming crosses...