Word: duress
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...departure of Harriet Miers-the first Supreme Court nomination to be withdrawn under duress (John Roberts withdrew from consideration as Associate Justice so he could be nominated to replace William Rehnquist as Chief Justice) since Judge Douglas Ginsburg was dropped over marijuana use in 1987-is a huge embarrassment to a White House that prides itself on its political savvy and keeping its base happy. Conservatives who had long pushed for a judge whose views matched their own were furious when Bush thanked them by presenting a nominee whose positions were unknown to say the least and whose qualifications...
...half-time speech to the players. “The difference between the first half and the second half was that [we] had more confidence,” Kerr said. “We were resilient and we haven’t been recently when we had been under duress in other games.” Going into overtime, both the Crimson and the Tigers played with more gusto than the winds that swept across the field, but neither team could connect the ball with the net, much to the players’ dismay. “I wasn?...
...architecture that might otherwise be resisted by Congress or federal employees unions. "We view this as an opportunity to make real improvements," says a senior Administration official. A huge target: FEMA's parent, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). President Bush created the department in a hurry and under duress after the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, and officials say they hope to have a DHS 2.0 running well before he leaves office. --By Mike Allen
...Hughson’s (located near what is now Ground Zero). No, said others, meetings were at the house of cooper Geradus Comfort next door. And no, still others said, they were at both Hughson’s and Comfort’s. These confessions, made under obvious duress, were enough to condemn the accused to death...
Administration officials insisted that Hasenfus was singing under duress. Said Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams: "I'm confident they are telling him, 'If you say the things we want to hear, you'll be out in no time. If you don't cooperate, you'll be in prison for 30 years.' I hope no one will believe anything Hasenfus says until he can speak freely." Hasenfus was permitted to meet briefly with his wife Sally Jean, who traveled to Nicaragua from Wisconsin. At week's end two coffins containing the bodies of Cooper and Sawyer were unceremoniously dumped outside...