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...campaign was so effective that in 1981 President Reagan announced he would make good on a campaign promise to dismantle ATF. But he underestimated the depth of respect accorded the bureau among other law-enforcement agencies and was forced to backpedal. He announced later that he would still demolish ATF but assign its agents to the U.S. Secret Service. ATF agents, who saw the shift as conferring instant prestige, loved the idea; the N.R.A., however, realized it was about to lose one of its best fund-raising assets. Suddenly the N.R.A. rode to ATF's rescue, blocking its demise...
...become clear what the defense strategy is. Its interest is not the investigation of racial bias, but the effective use of the race card as a gag and a restraint on public opinion no less than on public officials. The true strategy, it is now apparent, is to simply demolish public support for the prosecution by destroying the reputations of each and every individual police officer brought before the court. Breaking legal rules with a sense of impunity and seeking to humiliate public opinion into acquiescence is not a very lofty standard for the American institution of due process. Rather...
Neighbors' protests may succeed in defeating the Sheraton Commander's proposal to demolish three 19th-century residential buildings in order to open a new parking lot on Garden St., city officials said yesterday...
House Speaker Newt Gingrich is losing no time in tackling the second half of his "Contract With America" agenda. House Republicans put billions in domestic budget cuts on the table today, keeping with their campaign promise to trim government spending. Minority Democrats complained the proposals would demolish vital social programs. A subcommittee took up plans to cut $9.4 billion, targeting funds for housing, water projects, President Clinton's national service program, veterans' hospitals, medical supplies, diplomatic programs and technology grants, among others. The panel also rejected Clinton's request for $672 million to finance international peacekeeping efforts. Another subcommittee voted...
...Harvard could demolish Dartmouth at a fraction of its strength, other teams ought to take notice if they haven't done so already...