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...part of a political campaign, the office to be determined later. But Giuliani responds that it is not a crime to want to go into politics; anyway, that is for the future. For him, publicity is a necessary weapon in his crusade against organized crime, and a way to dispel cynicism about law enforcement: "The only way to deliver a deterrent effectively is to publicize it. I want to send a message...
...same party who has been named to fill the vacancy. Skeptical Filipinos, Laurel among them, have warned that Marcos might use that clause at the last minute to make First Lady Imelda his running mate or even the K.B.L.'s presidential candidate. For now, Mrs. Marcos seems determined to dispel such rumors. "I had to go to the major leaders who wanted me on the ticket and tell them no," she told TIME last week. "I really don't like any public office because I am much too sensitive." Opposition leaders tried last week to play down the tactical brilliance...
...front and offhand nature of his statement was intended to dispel the sort of confusion that attended the Administration's handling of the President's previous nose operation last July. Then it was six days before Reagan took questions on the subject. The diagnosis, now as then: basal-cell carcinoma, the most common and least dangerous form of cancer. The second lesion on the President's nose was removed by a Washington dermatologist, whom the Administration refuses to identify, in a short operation performed in the White House doctor's office under local anesthetic. Reagan explained that his doctors...
...Boone Pickens and Irwin L. Jacobs, whose controversial financial maneuvers have netted them tens of millions of dollars, attempted to dispel the image of raiders as the bandits of Wall...
Although much needs to be learned about AIDS, there are facts which should dispel the presumptions behind a scheme like Paul Cameron's. First, AIDS is hard to get. Medical authorities refrain from offering absolutes, but there has yet to be a case of AIDS transmitted through casual contact. Secondly, homosexuality is not a cause of AIDS. AIDS is caused by a virus, not by sexual preference. There are some sexual practices which seem to facilitate the transmission of AIDS, and concerned individuals should educate themselves of these risks...