Word: embarrassed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Democratic Senator from Missouri. But the Justice Department took its time, did not start presenting evidence until Dec. 8, did not obtain the indictment until one day before the statute of limitations would have outlawed any prosecution. It looked as if the Fair Dealers merely wanted to embarrass incoming Attorney General Brownell. If he prosecutes-and loses-a weak case, he will look bad; if he drops it, the Fair Dealers will say that he is favoring big business...
...Vienna theatrical producer who wanted to produce Dirty Hands during the congress was slapped down by Playwright Sartre. To put it on at this moment might embarrass his new friends...
Puppy Love (Dorothy Collins; Decca). A moistly sentimental song that should embarrass even teenagers. It has a spoken chorus that harks back to the days of early vaudeville...
...small community where gossip spreads fast. The agents questioned Thorpe's neighbors and friends about his loyalty. The agents based the questions on the Worker's version of Thorpe's speech. Instead of standing his ground, Thorpe withdrew as a candidate for fear he would embarrass his party. Last week the Army announced there was no question of Thorpe's loyalty and wrote to him apologizing for "the unfortunate inconvenience and embarrassment." But by that time the damage was done...
...smoke of the charge was gone, Truman rose before a Jewish National Fund banquet and threw the switch on members of Congress who voted to cut military and foreign-aid expenditures. "There are some people who would rather play politics than have strong defenses," he said. "They would rather embarrass the White House than checkmate the Kremlin...