Word: defendant
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...leave it in God's hands. My job requires me to defend any accused man, and I couldn't accept backing down now." KHAMEES HAMID AL-UBAIDI, one of the lawyers representing Saddam Hussein, on whether the recent murder of a lawyer for one of Hussein's co-defendants would make him consider quitting the case...
...feel the crimson tides of fury rising as some of my readers begin sharpening their swords and paintbrushes, raising their easels as shields, crossing my name off the Signet’s punch book, and preparing to storm the Crimson offices or my room to defend their concentration to the death. But hear me out. It’s not that I think that VES offers no interesting or even no important classes. It’s simply that the idea of VES as a concentration, a major at Harvard University on par with astrophysics, engineering, English, or biochemical sciences...
...Miers withdrawal represents Bush's greatest rift with conservatives since his election as president. And the break couldn't have come at a worse time. The President needs conservatives as he goes into battle to defend his faltering Iraq policy, his eroding support on spending, and his plan to establish a guest worker program for immigrants, which is dividing Republicans like few other issues. But it's not just his policies that are in danger; his presidency is hampered by a CIA leak investigation and trials that could cripple him for his remaining 39 months in office. Now the President...
...Like Miers, Bernanke has, since moving over from the Fed in June, been a solid member of Bush's White House team, as chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. In that capacity, he has been obliged to defend administration spending policies that have dramatically increased the deficit - so much so that they are viewed by a significant minority within the GOP as excessive, and out of step with the party's traditional emphasis on fiscal discipline...
...Iraq. U.S. troops must contend with combat conditions, unfamiliar terrain and hot weather, along with hatred from all corners of the Middle East. The sooner the war comes to an end, the better it will be for U.S. prestige. The Iraqi opposition forces are willing to sacrifice themselves to defend their country. But what are American soldiers sacrificing themselves for? Zeeshan Ahmad Lahore, Pakistan...