Word: discredited
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Some might point to a $27,000 ski trip request in order to discredit that number, but for the most part according to Finance Committee Chair Lori M. Adelman ’08, requests are merited and within reason. “Very rarely does a student group ever apply for funding that in an ideal world they shouldn’t receive,” Adelman said. “Our policies in funding, such as our decision not to fund fees for visiting speakers, are products of budget constraints. We have to prioritize to make the most benefit...
...Action, said in a statement that the revulsion from Americans shows that society recognizes "limits to tolerance of our culture's anything-goes view of sexuality." Tom Minnery, the group's senior vice president of government and public policy, used the statement to add that the lurid episode might discredit "the politically correct notion fed to us by those on the left that obscenity is just another form of free speech...
...fair, and was prepared using ethical standards of journalism. Dr. Yau, his supporters and his point of view were given ample space in the article.”This is unlikely to be the last word, unless Yau decides to shrink back instead of continuing to actively try to discredit the story. Most likely, though, he will keep fighting for his reputation. Only time will tell whether he is a frog whipping butter or an antelope sinking into quicksand. In the end, it will all depend on how they tell the story when it’s over...
...article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] CAST OF CHARACTERS WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WHAT SEEMS TO BE TRUE NOW FUTURE EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES Richard Armitage Press-friendly best bud of Colin Powell was thought to oppose the war without saying so publicly. Source of leak to discredit Joe Wilson, who tried to discredit Bush case for war. A bit discredited now himself. Cabinet post in a McCain Administration; failing that, he can always write his tell-all memoirs. Robert Novak Conservative pundit known as the Prince of Darkness; assumed (wrongly) by liberals to be Bush lackey. Always...
...paid to Africa; some believe an enhanced presence would cut the need for "teeth." Centcom has had a small contingent in the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti since 2002, and Centcom commander General John Abizaid told the Senate Armed Services Committee in March that the unit has helped "discredit extremist propaganda and bolster local desires and capabilities to defeat terrorists before they can become entrenched." How? By training local forces, digging wells and building schools--not to mention goodwill...