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...principal partners have no coherent strategy for dealing with these and other mega-issues. Until now, the cold war provided an alibi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rethinking The Red Menace | 1/1/1990 | See Source »

Johnson denied any intentional deceit in the incident, saying that the misinformation on the receipt was an honest mistake. Despite his alibi, Johnson acknowledged that he had intended to divert money to Reeves' campaign function, saying "I tried to do it in a way that would be legal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Staff Infection | 12/5/1989 | See Source »

Unwilling to own up to the crime but unable to conjure up a convincing alibi, the USSR hoped the problem would fade from Polish and international consciousness...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: An Unhappy Anniversary | 9/30/1989 | See Source »

Denny McLain, the Detroit Tigers pitcher, had a delightful alibi for two mashed toes that cost the 1967 pennant. He said he hurt himself shooing a raccoon away from a garbage can. Whether the raccoon had a Mob connection was a matter of speculation, but McLain was definitely the garbage can. When his bookmaking sideline was uncovered, he blurted, "My biggest crime is stupidity." Actually, it was just the thing at which he was most accomplished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Did Pete Rose Do It? What Are the Odds? | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

...Saturday's slashing penalty, Melrose had an alibi. He wasn't even on the ice when the call was made. But he was still forced to serve the time...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Icemen Invasion Colors ECAC Crimson | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

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