Word: downplaying
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...because he wanted a Washington elder to rely on, in part because the former Defense Secretary's resume would send a reassuring message to the world. So it follows that Cheney's absence could send the opposite message. That he made such a quick return helped the White House downplay the seriousness of his problem. But aides say that after four heart attacks in 23 years, Cheney is inured to his health troubles and incapable of relaxing at home. When he was there briefly after the surgery, aides let it be known he helped his wife unpack boxes. Back...
...surrogates to put a noble if belated spin on the Rich pardon. Clinton did it, they said, to please Ehud Barak, as a gift to a man who risked so much for peace that he got kicked out of office. One problem with that explanation is that Israeli officials downplay Barak's role, saying it consisted of a brief mention during one phone call; sources close to Clinton contend there were at least three. Either way, the Rich effort paled beside Barak's unsuccessful effort on behalf of jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. But in persuading Clinton, Rich attorney Quinn...
Elhauge and Tribe downplay their own role and the role of HLS in the election...
...downplay the Crimson's third consecutive Beanpot title because it was a tremendous accomplishment, but it was only one step in Harvard's journey back to the nation's elite...
...fewer than 2,000, compared to 180,000 in Britain. And yet across Europe, beef consumption has plunged 27% in the last three months; in Germany it has been cut in half. This is an epidemic propelled by fear, and governments aren't immune. Ridiculed for their attempts to downplay the threat last year, German authorities last week pledged to buy, slaughter and bury 400,000 cows in an effort to rid the country of the disease...