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Defenders of Turner and the CIA blame any shortcomings on others. They contend that since the 1960s, a decade after the agency helped put the Shah in power, the CIA has been under White House orders to stay away from his enemies to avoid giving the impression that U.S. support for him was weakening. Moreover, only the U.S. Ambassador had the authority to report to Washington on political conditions in Iran...
...extraordinary element of the McRae suit is the religious liberty argument raised by the pro-choice forces. The plaintiffs contend that the abortion-payment restrictions violate the religious freedom of poor women for whom abortion may be necessary in circumstances that the measure does not cover. For example, the McRae plaintiffs argue that it would be "mandatory" for some Protestants and Jews to seek an abortion if they already had as many children as they could support. The suit further argues that the law represents an unconstitutional "establishment of religion," because it implicitly accepts the particular view of pro-life...
...accomplish the journey, Teng and his backers have embarked on what sometimes looks suspiciously like a capitalist road. The new doctrinal slogan might be formulated thus: "Let one hundred business deals blossom, let one hundred foreign investors contend." Although very few Chinese have acquired much individual freedom as part of the new enterprise, they are discarding, without ceremony, much of their old ideological baggage. Gone is the once sacred Maoist principle of national self-reliance and independence from outside resources. Chinese managers have heretically embraced such impure capitalist devices as meritocratic promotions and other special treatment for their best...
...view was supported by some witnesses who said they saw a puff of smoke rise from that site during the shooting. In addition, a photograph made at the time showed a policeman running toward the knoll rather than toward the wounded President. Some critics of the Warren Commission even contend that photos may show the shadowy image of a man partially concealed behind a tree on the knoll...
Wagner was now playing wide-open, hard rebounding basketball, though, as the Crimson press proved ineffectual. Ruben Jimenez picked up a three-point play for a 71-66 Wagner edge with seven minutes remaining and the cagers were never to contend for the lead again...