Word: concessioner
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The drama commonly associated with election night--the impatient wait for the first spatterings of early returns, predictions based on early precincts, subdued concession statements, and victory speeches to hordes of cheering supporters--is unknown in Cambridge.
Whatever we may think of last week's alert, the Middle East cease-fire is a great achievement--especially if it holds up. For the moment, at least, no one is being killed in the Middle East, and Egypt and Israel have agreed to take steps towards negotiating a real...
Jackson is not only determined, he is also effective-a fact that is recognized by allies and opponents alike. He does his homework; he is earnest and honest. He is nothing if not himself: plainspoken, no shaggy locks, rimless glasses or any other concession to youth or fashion. He operates...
Nixon was out to get Cox--that is plain. By surrendering the tapes he has, in fact, made it all the more obvious. The tapes were a pretext to fire Cox. If there had been a real issue involved with them Nixon would have sensibly carried his arguments to the...
That, of course, does not mean that the Soviets will ultimately give them back. But the communique marked the first time that the Kremlin had even admitted that they were a subject for discussion. For Tanaka, the concession, however small, resembled a life buoy. Not only had his Soviet visit...