Word: dishonestly
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...four objections, however, do not constitute grounds for another vote unless there is proof that the conditions outlined resulted in dishonest actions. Since no significant evidence has ben brought forward concerning illegality--straw votes and ballot box rumors cannot be considered conclusive--there is no possible reason for a new election...
Thrift v. Drift. Capitol Hill Democrats saw quickly that if they started a spending spree they would be opening themselves up to the charge that they had thrown the budget out of kilter. "Dishonest" and "political," cried Tennessee's Senator Estes Kefauver (see PEOPLE). Pennsylvania's Fair-Dealing Senator Joseph Clark accused Administration leaders of the decade's most difficult athletic feat: "hiding their heads in the sand and running away from the facts." Various other Democrats labeled the budget figures "unrealistic," "dangerous," "phony," "disingenuous," "wishful thinking" and "a bookkeeping exercise...
...very disturbing," he began, and at that point the Inspector of Direct Taxation, First Section, must have decided to read the sentence again: "I consider it very disturbing if I am not required to pay more. If I pay too little, somebody else suffers for it. That's dishonest." According to Witte's calculations, the tax collector had listed Witte's total income 247 guilders ($64.96) less than it should be, thereby reducing Witte's tax by 42 guilders ($11.05). Witte wanted the tax increased...
...appointing Flanagan to another executive position, Eisenhower is again insulting the honesty of the Civil Service and of the Federal Government. The American public is no longer gullible as a Freshman, but it would like to believe that some effort is being made to prevent obviously dishonest men from holding Federal office...
...July, when Flanagan's appointment came up before the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Committee's questioning disclosed the fact that he had made at least fifteen dishonest statements on his Civil Service applications. Flanagan admitted these dishonesties. Although the Committee and the Senate as a whole obviously did not favor Flanagan's nomination, Adams was determined to push his appointment through Congress. The White House was saved this embarrassing effort when Flanagan resigned, "for the good of the Republican Party...