Word: arguments
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Economically, the U.S. has the wealth to meet its domestic needs and still go on fighting the war abroad. The argument that it can't is a "red herring." "Why do I say it's a red herring? Because we are an affluent society -- Ken Galbraith's right. As long as we are buying and selling over nine million automobiles we can't be said to be without the resources...
...many who believe that there was a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy in Dallas, the most mesmeric argument of all is that an extraordinary number of people involved in the case -however remotely-have since lost their lives under mysterious circumstances. As of last week, the toll had, in fact, reached 14. To conspiracy theorists, the clear implication is that the victims knew too much and were systematically liquidated...
...after. No matter. Like a Bronx Socrates, he harangues entranced students in thunderous tones that surely reach all three campuses. Kamisar has two passions: "translating" how Supreme Court decisions affect all Americans' liberties-and blasting polemicists who accuse the court of "coddling criminals." A dangerous counterpuncher in any argument, Kamisar plays no favorites: he has fought American Law Institute conservatives who sought tough model rules of police questioning, while he "gags" at Supreme Court Justices who rewrite history to fit libertarian opinions...
Desmond lost the argument because the New York majority feared retro-activity's potential result. Said concurring Judge Kenneth A. Keating: "Defendants convicted of heinous crimes would be set free to walk the streets...
About the only argument in favor of sharing Soldiers Field is money. Unofficially, the Patriots might offer something like $200,000 per annum for the field, and they would bear the expense of building 200,000 seats in the open...