Word: defendant
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...believed the 2008 campaign would be successful because of the improved availability of data and the gradual phase-out of racing. The proposed ban that was on the ballot in 2000 would have banned racing immediately. “The dog track owners will say whatever sounds good to defend their business; I will say what I believe which is to help dogs,” Dorchak said. “But we’re not asking voters to listen to either of us. The people of Massachusetts deserve to look at the evidence themselves and make an intelligent...
...March 18 in Philadelphia, Obama attempted to defend his relationship with his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, by talking about another complicated relationship: "I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed her by on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe...
...concealment charge against the former Prime Minister, and earlier this year three of Thaksin's lawyers were jailed when they were caught attempting to bribe court officials overseeing his cases. All this is making it harder, says Panitan, for Thaksin's friends and allies in Thailand and overseas to defend him in his accusations against Thailand's courts. "Conflict of interest laws are a common feature of developed societies. To defend Thaksin now is to basically oppose the rule of law," Panitan said...
...willing to fight for a student’s cause. Resident deans serve as the primary voice for any student in their House who has to appear for the board, regardless of their point of view on the issue, and they still have a vote on any case they defend...
...surprisingly, has sparked all sorts of speculation and questions. Political insiders said rumors of Mahoney's philandering had surfaced for years, so who leaked this story now? Why are the ABC story's main sources former and current campaign staffers? And will the state and national party vigorously defend Mahoney, who is not considered a rising star...