Word: derailings
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Should an employer be allowed to derail an employee's discrimination suit by unearthing evidence of past misconduct that would have independently justified the firing of the worker? No, said a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that discrimination suits are too important to be thrown out of court by after-the-fact fault finding; but past misconduct may be used to limit the remedy available to the worker by, for example, excluding the possibility of reinstatement...
...repeal vote eventually, Clinton's State of the Union vow to fight a rollback caused the National Rifle Association to demand a quick show of strength in the House, something Gingrich fears will turn voters off before the 100 days are up. Determined not to let the issue derail his contract, Gingrich came up with a compromise that the N.R.A. reluctantly accepted: February hearings that would allow progun groups to speak, followed by a vote sometime in the spring...
...civilian targets in Sarajevo, blocked U.N. convoys and expelled more civilians from Serb-held territory -- contradictions of Karadzic pledges.) TIME Central European bureau chief James L. Graff says Carter's presence is now merely condoning their old habits. "It's not like there's a whole lot Carter can derail, because there's not a lot there. But he's got to be careful, because so many people have been walked around the block by the Serbs," Graff said...
...Irish parliament elected a conservative prime minister today, filling a month-old vacuum that threatened to derail the Northern Ireland peace process. John Bruton, leader of the Fine Gael party and the new P.M., is on the record as supporting the peace process that's been underway since September when the Irish Republican Army declared a ceasefire. Still, he has criticized the quick pace with which his predecessor, Albert Reynolds, embraced the IRA. Reynolds lost his seat in a scandal last month over the extradition of an alleged child-abusing Roman Catholic priest. Bruton was elected to head his country...
...troops on the Golan to monitor the deal. Clinton has indicated he would send them, but political realities dictate that Congress approve the deployment, and Helms is only one of many who say no. "Just like in Beirut, our forces would be an inviting target for extremists out to derail the peace even if Syria itself really favors it," says New York Senator Al D'Amato, whose views on the matter are respected by other Senators because of his state's large Jewish population...