Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...widely. In the case of the National Student Association-which has made the fullest disclosures-the influence was considerable. Leaders were selected by the CIA at the end of an all-expense-paid, 14-week international seminar; positions on international issues were carefully guided by well-informed arguments and background papers based on CIA information. On occasion, N.S.A. members were used for marginal, low-key intelligence work-an appraisal of the Marxist leadership in Bolivian universities, an analysis of Dominican student attitudes during the crisis...
...background story, attributed to "a high Government official" or "a well-informed source," is a useful, legitimate device. It enables reporters to get enough inside information to put a story in perspective. At the same time, it protects the source from getting into trouble for divulging sensitive information. Over the years, however, too many Washington officials have become conditioned to making background material "not for attribution" through sheer force of habit. Washington Post Managing Editor Benjamin Bradlee finally decided to try to call a halt to spurious backgrounders in his paper. "Ninety percent of the information given by background...
When the shells came into view at the Eastern Sprints in Worcester Saturday, everyone saw what they expected to see. There was one Crimson-shirted eight in lonely splendor -- and then there were five other boats somewhere in the background...
...were at the height of their popularity, it was more of a group sound. Something was expected from each man. They didn't have the ego hassles that we have. Maybe that's because today's group members' are better musicians. Each of us has had a lot of background in traditional blues and folk. The old rock 'n' roll musicians learned to play from listening...
Sanders, the last honorary associate of the Institute of Politics, said in a taped interview that Romney's "fervent religious background might be very attractive to the people in the Bible Belt." Either Romney or Reagan, he added, would probably now run stronger in the South than even Richard Nixon...