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...about the alleged affair. Both men have denied it. Here too, much depends on whether Lewinsky testifies against them. Starr might have trouble getting a conviction for suborning perjury if all the principals agree it didn't happen. And again, much would turn on context and precise words. If the two men just gave her general advice to be discreet--not advising her about what to say in a deposition--it would be perfectly legal. Even if they were referring to the deposition, it would depend on how specific the advice to misrepresent the truth was. "It's not suborning...
Congratulations to the Institute of Politics (IOP) and The Crimson for carrying out the survey on racial attitudes. There is always the risk that a single study will be treated as a basis for comprehensive conclusions or its data will be taken out of context. Nonetheless, it is difficult to resolve issues that are not honestly faced...
Last week a hint of confidence drove Japan's stock markets back up, but top bureaucrats and politicians still hew to the notion that the public cannot be trusted with its own fate. In the context of today's rolling financial crisis, however, tolerance for deceit is evaporating. "Our culture is changing, but very slowly," says Kawai. "Now we have to learn how to help ourselves." True, indeed...
...Sometimes it was mentioned in the context ofgeneral diversity," Gammill says. "We felt like wewanted more people who did not come fromcomfortable backgrounds...
...first editorial of The Crimson contended:"I won't philosophize, I will be read." Theclosing lines of The Crimson's centennial historyprovided some context for that promise and itssuccess--in spite of near failure...