Word: deal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nixon relishes having the spare time at last for such things, and for just reading and thinking, contemplating events instead of reacting instantly to them. He has even worked out a Nixon rule of knowledge for Presidents. "Knowing a little about everything won't work. Knowing a great deal about important things is essential...
There was no sign that Begin had any important new ideas to offer or concessions to make, even though he had a great deal riding on that meeting. Until then, his critics-the Israelis who regard their Premier as an obstacle to peace-will presumably sit on their hands and hope he will prove them wrong. But if the summit fails disastrously, his own aides admit, a disenchantment with Begin's leadership could quickly...
...General Congregation established three commissions of three Cardinals apiece to deal with conclave credentials, technical preparations and election procedures. The Cardinals must also decide which non-Cardinals will live within the conclave walls. The secrecy-conscious Paul ordered strict limits. This time aides to Cardinals are barred but non-electors will nevertheless number to approximately 300 confessors, barbers, medical aides, maintenance men and nuns to prepare relatively simple meals. Trucks were already rumbling into the Vatican last week with sizable quantities of pasta and wine...
...system, and only 10% of the accused get to use it," says Colorado Law School Professor Albert H. Alschuler. "That's like solving America's transportation problems by giving | 10% Cadillacs and making the rest go barefoot." For most defendants, justice is done by way of a deal: a guilty plea in exchange for the promise of reduced charges or a lighter sentence. Bargains are generally struck with the prosecutor; the judge usually rubber-stamps them...
...strongest argument for deal making, however, is sheer necessity. Approved of by Congress and the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, plea bargaining has been condoned by the U.S. Supreme Court as "essential." It is widely accepted that without deals between the prosecutor and the accused, time-consuming trials would cause many courts to choke on overcrowded dockets. Chief Justice Warren Burger has said that even a 10% reduction in plea bargaining would double the number of trials...