Word: henkin
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...would be any less, or for that matter the needs of a state proceeding or a congressional inquiry. Nor could they understand the suggestion that a presidential claim based on national security might bar even judges from reviewing the material. "We are not told," said Columbia's Louis Henkin, "why the President's judgment ... is conclusive in some instances and hardly matters in others, or why courts can be trusted with some 'secrets' but not with others...
...Executive privilege can be breached despite being "intrinsically rooted" in the Constitution, Henkin wondered, then why not other privileged relationships such as those between husband and wife or lawyer and client. Harvard's Berger, a leading student of the subject, maintained his view that Executive privilege has no basis in the Constitution at all. He expressed surprise at the court's failure even to discuss that idea. Instead the court relied on the "plain" need for confidential consultation between a President and his aides. "But because a result is practical, it does not follow that it is constitutionally...
...does not appear to be psychosomatic. At least half of the patients developed their symptoms following influenza-like illnesses. Others began to suffer from the disability after undergoing surgery unrelated to the nose, mouth or throat. None had readily observable abnormalities of the sensory organs. But Dr. Robert Henkin reported that when taste buds were examined with an electron microscope, marked cellular anomalies were noted...
That CBS moved some quotes cannot be disputed, but Stanton argued that this is a common journalistic tool employed to gain clarity and conciseness. Critics have a better argument about the quotation that was taken out of context. Here, Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Z. Henkin was shown replying to one CBS question with a statement that was partly from an answer to an earlier inquiry. There is disagreement about whether this constitutes deceit or sloppy editing...
...script, though generally well-done, was sometimes flawed by heavily underlining its points, trying too hard for irony or poignancy (after a firepower demonstration: "War is not fought in front of a grandstand"). Numerous complaints about factual accuracy and deceptive editing followed from Defense Department Spokesman Daniel Z. Henkin. But the issues were relatively minor and probably beside the point; more significant was the program's overall impact. Investigative reporting is strongest when it includes the best of what it is condemning. The CBS show never seemed to concede any legitimate Pentagon public relations activity. The result at times...