Word: blocks
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Starr ignored the fracas and focused on the goal of sending his report to Congress before the midsummer recess. In meeting that deadline, he faces another stumbling block: the refusal of White House aides Bruce Lindsey and Sidney Blumenthal to answer certain questions about their discussions with the President and First Lady because, the White House claims, the conversations are covered by Executive privilege...
...between the President and his advisers in matters of national security or "legitimate public interest." Executive privilege has always been a murky point of law--it is implied, not specified, in the Constitution--but it became downright sinister during Watergate when Richard Nixon invoked it in an attempt to block release of his secret Oval Office tapes. Ever since, Executive privilege has been associated with Executive cover-up, which tends to overlook the legitimate argument that a President has a right to unfettered advice. But prosecutors and Congress have countervailing rights, and to prevail in a privilege claim, a President...
...sign of spring's arrival when street musicians emerge to fill the Square. Tourists and students alike pause as they rush down Mass Ave and Brattle Street to catch a melodious moment and savor the long-awaited warm weather and atmosphere. At the peak of the season, nearly every block in the Square, from CVS to HMV to ABP, features a street musician of some sort...
...fiscal year 1998, the Bay State's DTAreceived $459 million in a Temporary Assistancefor Needy Families block grant...
Selvage said the studio is currentlynegotiating with Harvard Parking Services to workout a compromise. One proposal under considerationwould allow studio members to purchase a block ofspaces to share during the course of the year...