Word: arguments
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Having found no language in the constitution, the court went on to consider the government's argument that the "common law" must provide an executive privilege against forced disclosures. Noting its reluctance to create new laws, rights or privileges, the court said the issue was a policy question best left to the legislature...
Moreover, Sheehy astutely but unoriginally points out, some of our most recent presidents have been victimized not by bad policies, but by dangerous "character flaws." Richard Nixon's downfall was not Watergate, the argument goes, but his own feeling of paranoia that led him to order the break-ins. Likewise, Reagan's downfall was not the Iran-contra scandal in itself, but rather his inattention to detail and his willingness to delegate responsibility to zealots like Oliver North...
...Character, Sheehy makes a hardly novel argument that the characters of each of these six presidential candidates and of Reagan are the result of a single event or individual that had a profound impact on the candidate's development. The devastating injuries which Bob Dole received during his service in World War II have produced his "dark side," his insistence on self-reliance, and his often bitter sense of humor. Jesse Jackson's character and drive were nourished in the subculture of the segregated black South, and his insatiable quest for legitimacy and respect are the product of having been...
ERNIE Banks, Mr. Cub himself, the greatest power hitting shortstop of all time, made the best argument for night baseball at Wrigley. With the sun shining down on the green grass of Wrigley, Mr. Banks emerged from the dugout, gazed around the Friendly Confines and announced, "Let's play...
Others predict that a combination of neural networks and expert systems could solve problems too tough for either to tackle alone. Since natural intelligence consists of several ways of reasoning, the argument goes, computer engineers will have to design artificial intelligence with more than one way of processing information. Says Esther Dyson, editor of Release 1.0, a computer-industry newsletter: "A neural network will tell the difference between a Russian tank and an American tank, and an expert system will tell whether to shoot...