Word: embarrassment
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have too much information. As Witness preaches--See It, Film It, Change It--the most valuable commodity in ending misery is not money or even will but attention. And attention is the celebrigod's lightning bolt. If the most fatuous celebrity plants himself near a problem, he may embarrass himself. But at least someone will see it. And someone will film it. And a few of us may, little by little, be moved to change...
...conviction on the Libya charges brought in Texas, Wilson, who had credit for time served on the other counts, has not been content simply to breathe the fresh air of freedom. Instead he has filed a lawsuit in a Houston federal court against his prosecutors that will probably embarrass the CIA and Justice Department at a time when both are struggling to uphold their credibility as they work to combat terrorism. At issue is his consistent claim that his foreign crimes were committed at least implicitly under the direction and authority of the CIA. In two trials, the government introduced...
...which the law provides immunity in certain cases. Some may argue that Wilson's sale of explosives to Libya was illegal, regardless of whether the CIA was involved. But if the case moves forward, it could force into the open thousands of old and secret government records, which would embarrass the CIA all over again...
...mother: I’m thankful that my mother can embarrass me even more than before because she can now be sure to work the fact that I attend Harvard into every conversation with just about anyone. I’m pretty sure my mother has had the following exchange with approximately 50 percent of the store clerks along the West Coast...
...coverage, The Crimson has avoided the use of names or identifying e-mails that are likely to embarrass rank-and-file Isis members or women who are seeking admission to he club...