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...that time, there may not be a case to prosecute. Tawana's story has grown less and less credible over time. Medical tests taken after the alleged crimes seem to contradict her story. Percy McKinnon, one of the Rev. Al's former lieutenants, has said publicly that the case is a hoax...
...tobacco industry, as expected, blasted the Surgeon General's report. "The claims that smokers are 'addicts' defy common sense and contradict the fact that people quit smoking every day," said Brennan Moran, a spokeswoman for the Tobacco Institute. "The Surgeon General has mistaken the enemy," declared Democratic Senator Terry Sanford of North Carolina. "In comparing tobacco -- a legitimate and legal substance -- to insidious narcotics such as heroin and cocaine, he has directed 'friendly fire' at American farmers and businessmen...
...leak, an Administration official familiar with the case says Pillsbury failed three lie-detector tests given by the Defense Investigative Service. "The only thing Pillsbury came out clean about was his name," the official said. Pillsbury says a later FBI polygraph cleared him. But authoritative Administration sources flatly contradict his claim...
...responsible adults at a younger age. Ironically, this measure can itself further the cause of social stability which moralistic social critics seek to strengthen by mere rhetoric. Certainly, an educational system which complements and responds to physical maturation must be superior to one which ignores or seeks to contradict that growth...
...while Michaelmania has subsided somewhat since 1982, many fans have remained true to the superstar. Some others, though, have been turned off by his weird lifestyle and interests. Michael seems to contradict himself so often, that it's hard for anyone who enjoys his music to understand what...