The Supreme Court concluded a tumultuous term on Thursday with important 5-to-4 decisions on immigration, tobacco advertising and the rights of property owners.

The decades following the tumultuous term of Louis Brownlow saw continuous fighting in Knoxville's city council over virtually every major issue.

The constricted record makes Blumenthal's sprawling 800-page memoir of his four years as a presidential assistant, from 1997 to 2001, a welcome addition to the literature on Bill Clinton's tumultuous second term.

"The thing about the initial team is that we were born by fire," cast together in the ferment of Mr. Clinton's tumultuous first term.

Even as he prepares to leave office after two tumultuous terms, he remains near the center of the collective consciousness.

During a tumultuous term in the 1960's, he lobbied to keep the group rooted in Newark, though some members urged a move to greener fields.

The Council of Islamic Jurisprudence and Research reappointed Hilaly as Grand Mufti on 10 June 2007, however, he declined the position, thereby ending his tumultuous term in office.

"America is at a tipping point," said Ms. Braun, who served as ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa after losing her Senate seat in 1998 to close a tumultuous single term.

He served a tumultuous 3-year term as Knoxville's city manager in the 1920s.

Rubin's isn't the only commentary on President Clinton's tumultuous second term.