Word: correcting
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ALTHOUGH JEFFERSON DID NOT DIRECTLY draft the new Constitution, your letter writer is correct in his belief that when it was being considered, Jefferson was wary of the idea of a strong central government. Initially, he was critical of the proposed Constitution because it contained no guarantees of civil rights. No doubt Jefferson's criticism influenced the turnabout on this issue of fellow Virginian James Madison, who was a principal drafter of the Constitution and who later proposed the Bill of Rights. ROGER W. SEILER South Nyack, New York...
...hate to be the bearer of bad news all the time, but I'd rather do that than let the council go bankrupt," Smith said. "I'm trying to give a correct impression so we know how much money we have and how much we are spending. I want to start a tradition of fiscal certainty...
Rudenstine says now that he believes he was correct in deciding to take the leave, despite whatever bad publicity the decision may have brought to the University...
Powell is probably correct when he says no overall strategy can ever cover all the choices open to the nation; the government of the day will have to convince the public each time that America must act. Precedent will certainly influence the debate, however. Intervention in Bosnia would help establish the principle that we should take action in situations that are less apocalyptic than the global struggle against communism or a direct attack on ourselves or our allies. So far Clinton has failed to explain the value of sending troops to Bosnia on those terms. If he never succeeds...
...information, easily stored in computer data banks, is being brazenly bought and sold by interested individuals and companies. Such were the disturbing revelations at a Senate hearing on a measure that would impose penalties on those who breach confidentiality, as well as give patients the right to see and correct their records. Critics maintain, however, that the bill is not strong enough; worse, they say, it might encourage the creation of more extensive medical data banks...