Word: caste
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nunn had heard enough about Tower. In a closed meeting on Thursday afternoon, he proposed that the committee meet publicly that night, deliver any explanations it wished on how the members had made up their minds, then cast their votes. All along, Tower's fate in the committee had depended on Nunn's own decision. As the Senators debated Tower's strengths and frailties during the three-hour executive session, it was clear that Nunn would not accept the nominee...
Mather Master Jeffrey G. Williamson said he was "on the margin" when he cast the vote in favor of last month's lottery alterations, but changed his mind when he realized fewer houses would participate. "It has to be a system that is adopted by all the houses," he said...
...Tower's judgment would be similarly shaky if he became Secretary of Defense, a position from which he could easily favor his former employers. Tower said he would dismiss himself from some, but not all, the cases which would affect the contractors. Such ethical ambiguity alone was enough to cast doubt on Tower's worthiness for the office--even if the allegations about drinking and womanizing were largely untrue...
...despite Bush's claims to the contrary, there was enough truth in these allegations to cause alarm. Even Senator John Warner (R.-Va.), the ranking Republican on the committee, admitted that the FBI investigation into Tower's personal life, which found that he indeed had had drinking problems, cast doubt on the nominee's fitness for such a high-level and sensitive post...
...minute film is a series of vignettes portraying more of the father-son couple's adventures during their year at Stone Farm. It is generally a study of the character interaction between Lasse and Pelle, but there are several more scenes which allow the supporting cast to show off their talents. And as the script calls for a show of diverse emotions from both characters, the remarkable abilities of the young Pelle are particularly evident...