Word: broking
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...alternative” means the CIA used to solicit information, Hayden insists the interrogation was “lawful, safe and effective.” In the absence of any evidence, this claim proves remarkably easy to make. The New York Times, which broke the story, presents a far less benign version of the story. It insists that many intelligence officials were worried about the legality of the depicted techniques, as well as the reaction that CIA agents’ actions might inspire abroad. This uncertainty prompted the shadowy destruction of the tapes by the CIA’s clandestine...
...liked by nearly everyone. Tall, white-haired conservative Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde made his name in 1976 with the bill amendment that denies federal funds for abortion. Later the Republican and devout Roman Catholic led impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton. Still, he valued compromise, made opponents laugh and broke with his party by supporting family leave and gun control. Hyde...
...Michigan team largely assembled by the man pacing its own sideline: Amaker. It was Amaker’s recruits who, despite appearing to be much more athletic on average than Harvard’s players, were out-rebounded at Lavietes. It was Amaker’s players who broke down in the contest’s final minutes, allowing the Crimson to score the game’s last 11 points en route to a win that was much more dramatic than the final score indicated. In other words, Saturday’s upset isn’t as perfect...
...with our allies, organize a new diplomatic initiative to negotiate with the Iranians. As it was, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns briefed the U.N. Security Council members who had been considering a new round of sanctions against Iran about the same time that word of the NIE broke in the press. When it did, the Chinese, who had seemed surprisingly ready to approve the sanctions, started backing away from that position...
Despite the cold, students milled about after the ceremony to take photos with Summers and Sandel and help themselves to free menorahs, chocolate coins, and dreidels handed out by Chabad. A few students broke into an impromptu chorus of a Hanukkah song...