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...officials downplay any differences of opinion between the two groups. CCA Executive Director Noah M. Berger '89 says that he believes there will be plenty of room for progressives of all stripes in the upcoming election...
...Brockett and other faculty members downplay the level of dissatisfaction with the school, saying it is restricted to only a handful of professors...
Elections for the Strasbourg-based assembly, once consigned to the status of a European debating society, are fast becoming a bellwether for European politics. Thatcher aides sought to downplay the Tory defeat by arguing that the culprit was domestic discontent with Britain's 15% interest rates and 8.3% inflation. Even critics within her own party scoffed, blaming her Britain- first, anti-European rhetoric at a time when Europe is moving toward economic integration in 1992. Said a Tory backbencher: "She got it drastically wrong...
...interview with TIME last week, Davis sought to downplay the debt issue. "We have the ability and the credibility to manage this debt," he said. "Also, it will not last forever. We will bring it down in time." An avowed cost cutter, Davis strongly denied rumors that he would dismantle Time by selling off its magazine operations to reduce the debt. "We are not going to sell anything," Davis said. "We are not bust-up artists." He also said he would maintain the editorial independence and integrity of Time's books and magazines. "Not only will we maintain editorial independence...
Whether out of embarrassment or conciliation, Foley sought to downplay the incident, calling for an end to this "political Beirut." Barney Frank was less forgiving. Calling the story scurrilous, he warned Republicans, "If they don't cut the crap, something's going to happen, and I'm going to happen it." He knows of five top Republican officials who are homosexual, he says, adding, "My list will be accurate...