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...Still, the implication that seemed to lurk behind the articles about Travers was that she hadn't really liked life or the world very much. In fact, interviews with Travers suggest little more than that she couldn't abide journalists and had little patience with people who yearned to elicit trivial, simplistic or self-evident answers from her. In this, she resembled the unconventional governess she created...
...from Rose to the campaign." The lead Democrat on the panel, Maryland Sen. Paul Sarbanes quickly pointed out it was within Mrs. Clinton's right to ask for the documents. An agitated D'Amato was visibly unsatisfied with Kennedy's interpretations, but despite repeated prodding was unable to elicit any discrepancies. The former White House attorney's notes became highly controversial last month when the Clintons initially refused to turn them over to Senate Whitewater Committee, then did so after the committee voted to enforce its subpoena in court...
This past Sunday night, Noah R. Freeman '98, vice-chair of the Student Affairs Committee, conducted an informal straw poll in an attempt to elicit the opinions of members of the council on the issue of the memorial to aid him in possibly writing a resolution...
...move to elicit such a wide range of student response is unusual for a College committee. Although Verba could not recall another time this had been attempted, he emphasized the efficiency of the technique...
...have long experience successfully grilling Palestinians, but they cannot apply the same harsh psychological and physical methods to Israelis: the law forbids many such techniques except to prevent an imminent act of terror. Meanwhile, the milder pressures--sleep deprivation, no clean clothes, no visits with attorneys--have failed to elicit all the information police are seeking. Investigators, "are still in considerable darkness," says an intelliegence source...