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...high official could also be sued if he acted maliciously. The court reasoned that this change would cut the growing number of such suits. Said the aides' lawyer, former Attorney General Elliot Richardson: "Public officials from school board members to White House advisers, and the public itself," should applaud this decision...
...applaud the U.S. Catholic leadership for the courageous stand it has taken against nuclear weapons. The position of the Catholic bishops only aggravates my shame over the bishops of the United Methodist Church, who either do not see the moral dilemma of the American Christian regarding nuclear weapons or are so cowardly that they refuse to speak...
...Kremlin's leaders had a special reason to applaud this Soviet-trained officer: in their eyes he had saved Poland for Communism by crushing a dangerous "counterrevolution." Visiting Moscow for the first time since the declaration of martial law last December, Jaruzelski received a strong endorsement of his actions and the promise of substantial Soviet assistance in rebuilding Poland's shattered economy...
...Maldonado talks on quietly, a few in the crowd firmly nod their heads in agreement. Maldonado mentions another, even more direct threat. "These are the cars without license plates that go into towns at night and kidnap people," he says. This time, a few people even applaud...
...allies applaud a policy of restraint. Said West German Minister of Economics Count Otto Lambsdorff in New York last week: "I feel it has been a wise and helpful decision not to officially declare a Polish default...