Word: briefings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...return to prayer and school, or to suggest that abortion should be made illegal, he loses his way. His usual sympathy for the underdog gives way to the kind of careless (one is tempted to say, heartless) cynicism so regrettably familiar to all of us. In his brief chapter on school prayer, he makes light of the "emotions" of the lone dissenting child who, because of his doubts about God deprives others of the right to pray for theirs...
...last week's deadline for filing briefs, an agglomeration of political, legal and scholarly petitioners had urged the court to leave the 1976 ruling in force. One brief came from 112 civil rights, religious and civic organizations. They were seconded by the attorneys general of 47 states. A congressional brief, bearing the names of 66 Senators (including 19 Republicans) and 118 House members (including five Republicans), also opposed reconsideration because of an "institutional interest in the stability of statutory precedents." One of the few institutions remaining silent: the Justice Department...
...brief time, the possibility of Jackson appearing on the ticket became a probability, and it even seemed possible that Jackson might enter the convention with the most delegates. As it is, he comes in with over...
...Meese may have violated conflict-of- interest laws. Word of the inquiry was kept away from Meese until just before Burns left. The reason: their boss was mentioned in one taped conversation between suspects in the probe. Only after investigators were satisfied that Meese was not implicated did Burns brief the Attorney General...
...bougainvillea that lined the quiet suburban street. He stopped and rang the bell at the home of a theology professor at South Africa's Stellenbosch University. A tall, stoop-shouldered man came to the door. Curious, then amazed, the mailman watched the professor open the envelope, read the brief message and suddenly begin weeping. The mailman had no way of knowing they were tears...