Word: denialism
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...their narrative is the same: Lewinsky and Clinton had shared something less than sex but something more than a handshake; Jordan helped her get a job but not at the President's behest; there were gifts exchanged and visits made, but Currie was always somehow involved. "His complete denial a month ago looks now like the right approach," says a White House insider. "He is exposed only on the little facts. Does it leave oddities? Yes. Does it explain Vernon Jordan's job hunt? No. Does it leave her alone with the President? Yes. But those questions are just questions...
TIME: Wall Street seems to be in complete denial about the fallout from Asia...
...Should I lapse, I have my excuse all planned. Lent will not be lost. As one of my TF's suggested last term when I told him of my intention to quit, if I indulge in cigarettes during Lent, I'll simply be giving up the pleasure of self-denial...
Peter Berkowitz, an associate professor in the Government Department who was denied tenure last spring, has accepted a one-year extension of his current appointment. Berkowitz, whose denial sparked a controversy over the University's tenure policies, said he is still considering his options for the future...
Fourth, the challenge of the 21st century will be to constructively engage the race divide without being completely defined by it. We will not accomplish this end by pretending that socially meaningful "racial" distinctions are gone. We will not accomplish this end if the massive collective denial of the force of anti-black racism in its historic and contemporary forms continues, or worse yet, drives these facts from view altogether. It is possible to confront race and racism openly without succumbing to chauvinism and division. The truth and reconciliation hearings in South Africa constitute a shining example of the power...