Word: belli
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...took a terrible beating for years," Lawson says, drinking in the day. "Somewhere back in here is Melvin Belli's office." He sweeps an arm round San Francisco. "I sat there. He said, 'No remedy. No money in it.' I went to the best-known attorneys, the highest priced. They said by and large you don't win against the police department. They didn't understand that I knew I could beat them on my own turf, the media. Most people who can communicate, communicate. Those who can't, carry guns. I thought surely at some point sanity would prevail...
...sure-bet economic benefits that Reagan trumpets as the reasons behind his funding a war there. The causus belli is the current government of Nicaragua which Reagan wants to overthrow. Communist revolutionaries, the Nicaraguan leaders have tied themselves closely with the Soviet Union. President Reagan fears that with another Soviet backed country very close to the American border, that other being Cuba, the safety of the United States is compromised...
...time when they could have found in Reagan's policies a clear causus belli to counter the malaise and lack of direction which have invaded their party, the chairmen have counseled ignorance and avoidance. No one can say for certain what kind of campaign the chairmen want in '86, but past elections give some indication of how clashless campaigns can sometimes secure an easy victory...
Until we remake our society on a different conception of human nature, people must continue to be free to choose and to be responsible for their choices. If Belli makes addiction the crux of his argument this week, the court would be wise to find against...
Like Cordelia, Belli had better mend his speech a little, lest he mar his fortunes. He--and the behaviorists--may be right, but as Cordelia learned, sometimes the truth does not conquer...