Word: contradiction
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opponents," with whom Harvard had or might have "lucrative deals." If he means Iran, it should be noted that I wrote strong criticisms of the human rights record of Iran in Op-Ed pieces in The New York Times of September 1982 and June 1983, which would plainly contradict any assumption of pandering to "Rushdie's opponents...
While Massey was expected to sharply contradict her stories, his testimony cut both ways. He supported Mrs. Clinton's claims that he did most of Madison's legal chores. "When it came to who was in the trenches," he said, "it was me." He also flatly denied that anyone had asked him to give Mrs. Clinton cover by falsely claiming he had brought in the Madison account, a speculation in an earlier Safire column...
Demographics don't have to be destiny, but other social trends do little to contradict the dire predictions. Nearly all the factors that contribute to youth crime--single-parent households, child abuse, deteriorating inner-city schools--are getting worse. At the same time, government is becoming less, not more, interested in spending money to help break the cycle of poverty and crime. All of which has led John J. DiIulio Jr., a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton, to warn about a new generation of "superpredators," youngsters who are coming of age in actual and "moral poverty,'' without...
...perjury, it could well be proved she worked more extensively on Madison than previously acknowledged." Carney says the Senate Whitewater Committee this week will question Richard Massey, the Rose attorney Hillary Clinton had identified as the lawyer who did most of the Madison work, and who Republicans say will contradict her account. Increasingly, there is speculation Mrs. Clinton will be called to testify before the committee. Carney says that may well be in the first lady's interest: "She's proven very effective in such situations, and there's always the risk for Whitewater chairman Al D'Amato that...
With that as our motivation, public religious displays and activities seem highly appropriate. Not to allow them would contradict the spirit of diversity that Harvard claims to foster. Houses should have Christmas trees in their dining hall if students want them...