Word: hear
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...Hart's misconduct was known, to bury the story would have been an insult to the voting public. Representative democracy relies on the free and accurate dissemination of information; the press whenever possible should avoid passing prior judgement on what the public does and does not need to know. "Hear no evil, see no evil," may be appropriate for monkeys, but not for a democracy...
While saying he had no way of knowing whether North had really made that remark to Reagan, Secord said, "It doesn't sound like the kind of story one would hear in the office of the commander-in-chief...
...Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.), chairmanof the Senate committee that would hear Loury'snomination, "will want to question Mr. Louryclosely on his stands on affirmative action," aKennedy aide said last week...
...When I hear kids around Harvard, who are someof the most advantaged human beings on this earth,talking in terms that suggest that withoutaffirmative action they don't have a chance inlife, I worry about the demoralization of thespirit of these people," he said...
Fortunately for Feinstein (sounds like Einstein), a lot of other people want to hear those old show tunes too. In the past year, since he opened at Manhattan's venerable Algonquin Hotel, he has become the brightest, newest star on the high-class cabaret circuit. He made a cameo appearance in February on NBC's The Two Mrs. Grenvilles -- as a nightclub singer of the '40s -- and he has performed at the White House; the current tenant is a fan. "Hey, Nancy," Ronald Reagan said when he first heard Feinstein at a Palm Springs party, "you've got to hear...