Word: correcting
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...role of a judge: Liberal, moderate, conservative shouldn't apply to judging. The correct philosophy is to judge according to the intent of the / legislature or the intent of the Constitution's framers. Judges are overwhelmingly from a very narrow segment of society, and if they begin to read their own ideals into the law, then most of society isn't represented...
...ideas. You don't see that kind of writing in my professional work. In academic life, not much is at stake except whether your brain is working that day. But as a judge, you can't run counter to the conventional wisdom unless you're absolutely sure you're correct...
...Ford had little time to savor its new European connection before making an embarrassing announcement. The company said it planned to recall 4.3 million cars, light trucks and vans to correct fuel-system defects that have caused some 230 engine fires and injured 16 people. The problems afflict vehicles with fuel-injected engines from the 1986 through 1988 model years, including the Mercury Sable, the Ford Taurus and the Aerostar van. Ford's ! recall is the largest by a U.S. automaker since 1981, and could be a setback to the company's newly regained reputation for high quality...
...gives the Administration's strategy an A-plus for "ineptitude and cuteness." Contends Fein: "It's counterproductive because in the long run jurisprudence won't change unless the President says, 'I campaigned because we wanted to change the Supreme Court, and Bork represents the kind of judge who will correct the errors the court has made in the past.' " Fein believes the attempt to portray Bork as a moderate will collapse at the hearings as soon as a Judiciary Committee member says to the judge, "The White House says you're just like Powell. Do you agree?" Says Fein...
...first official meeting, a courtesy call on the Speaker by the President-elect. When Reagan commented on O'Neill's huge oak desk, the Speaker said it had once belonged to Grover Cleveland. Replied Reagan: "You know, I once played Grover Cleveland in the movies." O'Neill had to correct him: "No, Mr. President. You're thinking of Grover Cleveland Alexander, the ball player." Reagan's tendency to see every problem in the most limited personal terms infuriated O'Neill. In arguing against some Social Security cuts, O'Neill described the plight of a girl who would be losing...