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...portfolios in the ministries of transport, health, civil service and vocational training. Says a ranking Elysée official: "They were so accommodating, so nose-to-the-grindstone that we sometimes forgot they were there." Fears that the Communists might get hold of state secrets turned out to be groundless because defense planning is not discussed in the Cabinet...
...that he had retired early and could not be disturbed. In the middle of the night, about 4 a.m., I got up, talked to the Secret Service agents and to Brzezinski, and directed that security around Sadat's cottage be strengthened and kept alert. Later, my concerns seemed groundless, but at the same time, I was greatly relieved to see Sadat in good shape the next...
...soft-spoken conciliator who knows how to keep the wheels of government turning. His Republican rival, California Attorney General George Deukmejian, promptly accused Bradley's labor allies of arranging the walkout for the mayor's benefit, a charge that a Deukmejian aide later admitted was groundless. The outburst was a measure of the frustration overtaking Deukmejian as Bradley steadily widened his lead in the polls. A survey last week put him 14 points ahead...
...seven weeks after Silverman had closed the books for lack of enough evidence to warrant an indictment. New accusations were raised that Donovan had met with known mobsters to arrange no-show jobs for Mafiosi at Schiavone work sites. Donovan consistently denied all the allegations, last week branding them "groundless charges made by nameless accusers...
...Union. There were only two worries, FDR recalled later. "There was much fear expressed that the new quartrers would take away the esprit de corps which had grown up in the old Sanctum, and also that no punch-nights could be held in the Union. Both fears proved groundless...