Word: dismissals
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What's most revealing here is not the gifts themselves--although it is hard to picture one adult giving another a sofa--but how horrified people were at the very suggestion that Hillary would lean on supporters to furnish her house. The Clintons have long dismissed the criticism of those in the vast right-wing conspiracy whom they don't respect. But how do you dismiss the views of those you do respect--who insist you would never sink so low, until they are silenced by proof of your grasping...
...killer. She was convicted of manslaughter in 1981 and sentenced to death for shooting a lesbian lover in 1988. None of her supporters, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson--who was among 28 protesters arrested at Allen's prison--were trying to spring her or dismiss the suffering she has caused two families. They were arguing that under the circumstances, an execution was barbaric...
...Others stood close by to defend Ashcroft's record and dismiss apocalyptic visions of burning abortion clinics. "John has made it very clear in the past that he believes that violence in front of abortion clinics is absolutely wrong, and that's the law and should be enforced," Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), told CNN last week. Ashcroft insisted he will not allow his personal beliefs to influence the way he defends existing laws. "Roe v. Wade is the law of the land," he told the senators. "I know the difference between enforcement and enactment...
...filing its most recent motion to dismiss the case, the University argued that a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling last September suggested that courts should not interfere with private universities' internal procedures. The court ruled against a student who had claimed that Brandeis University disregarded its student handbook guidelines when it disciplined him for allegedly raping another undergraduate...
...Judge Raymond J. Brassard, who had denied Harvard's first motion to dismiss the case prior to the Brandeis decision, found that Berkowitz's case still had merit. He made the ruling in light of an amended complaint Berkowitz submitted, detailing the ways in which he believes Harvard violated its rules...