Word: discreditment
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...does not have the probity of a prime-time presidential prosecutor. They fear that the pressure on Burton, who once re-enacted Vince Foster's death by shooting bullets into "a headlike object" in his own backyard, may provoke the chairman into saying or doing something else that could discredit the investigation. Sources close to the Speaker tell TIME that Gingrich is so concerned about Burton's reputation that he has assigned two members of the committee known for their judiciousness to try to steer Burton away from further danger...
Although Malone is careful not to discredit the tremendously popular executive-duo, he is making an effort to create a gap between himself and the Lt. Governor...
Pillay said that the ICTR represents the first time the U.N. has held those who violate human rights individually accountable. "It affords the opportunity to discredit perceptions that an entire ethnic group was responsible for the genocide," she said...
...more problematic following news that the maker of a pricey synthetic thyroid hormone suppressed research findings that cheaper alternatives are just as effective in controlling thyroid-related illnesses. A story in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association said the Knoll Pharmaceutical Company attempted to discredit and keep from public view a University of California study that found Synthroid, the firm's flagship thyroid medication, no more effective than the generic competition. Although Synthroid's prior manufacturer, Flint Laboratories, commissioned the study, Knoll reportedly threatened author Betty Dong with legal action after she tried to publish...
...Galatis saw it, the fuel pool needed a beefed-up cooling system to make full-core offloads safe. The company brought in consultants to discredit him, but they ended up agreeing with Galatis. Incredibly, NRC inspectors and senior staff members had long known about the plant's refueling practice but "didn't realize" it was a violation, according to an NRC inspector-general report. James Taylor, the agency's executive director for operations, and William Russell, director of nuclear-reactor regulation, had been aware of Millstone's declining safety standards for at least five years but took no action...