Word: airtight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hoarse commentators who had left the President for dead, Clinton spun around and used the assault to consolidate his power. The threat of the prosecutor was no match for the power of the presidency, and Clinton used it to full advantage. He finally managed a denial as airtight as it could be without getting anatomical. The White House shock troops, led by Hillary, gave ambivalent voters someone else to blame, a "vast right-wing conspiracy" that was trying to destroy the President. And then, best of all, he changed the subject...
...CNBC's "News with Brian Williams" and "Nightline," nearly everyone -- all of whom seemed to be National Review lawman Stuart Taylor, who managed to use the word "phalanx" in three separate clips without giggling once -- compared Clinton's seemingly airtight denial to earlier Gennifer Flowers statements, which are widely rumored to have been retracted under oath by Bill at the Paula Jones deposition. "There's a reason we're parsing," Mary Matalin, GOP apologist and Carville wife told Williams: "We're talking about a kid and a President who should know better...
...sure, almost every inmate, particularly the ones on death row, has a tall tale to tell, of being railroaded by overly aggressive prosecutors, of being set up by enemies or let down by friends, of crucial evidence that was supposedly lost or airtight alibis that supposedly went unheard. Cousin, for his part, has maintained his innocence since he was arrested and charged with murder more than two years ago. What makes his claim of innocence so compelling is that there is a good deal of evidence that suggests he may be telling the truth...
...nuclear-weapons technology to Iran and Pakistan. That would unlock the sale of peaceful nuclear technology, guidance systems and high-speed computers that China covets for economic development. But Beijing has a history of ignoring the spirit, if not the letter, of its commitments, and Clinton has demanded unequivocal, airtight assurances before he does a deal. Officials seem hopeful, though, that this could be the summit's chief tangible accomplishment...
...case against Nichols is not airtight, since no one has ever come forward saying they saw Nichols and McVeigh actually building the bomb. Still, the prosecution will offer a variety of evidence linking Nichols to the bombing: detonation cords and blasting caps, as well as the ammonium nitrate, found at his home; plastic drums found there that match fragments at the bomb scene; storage bins rented by Nichols that held bomb components. On top of all that, there are Nichols' inconsistent, inaccurate statements to the FBI. "In my eyes, I did not do anything wrong," he told the agents...