Word: informant
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...will inform the school, we will apologize to the school—but there is not much that we can do,” Calixto said...
...follow the so-called doctrine of original intent, under which courts avoid rulings not clearly envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. In recent weeks Attorney General Edwin Meese has put signposts on these principles by attacking some pivotal Supreme Court decisions, including the Miranda ruling that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning. "Miranda only helps guilty defendants," Meese told U.S. News & World Report...
...come back, and it was not until late Monday afternoon that his whereabouts became public. At 4 p.m., Soviet Embassy Press Counselor Boris Malakhov called the Associated Press's State Department correspondent to inform him that there would be a press conference in 90 minutes. "We'll have Vitaly Yurchenko," he said. Replied Reporter George Gedda: "Wait a minute. Did I miss something? He defected three months ago." Said Malakhov: "Ah, there have been reports that he defected, but come to the embassy to find out what really happened...
...there to offer “opinions” or “ideas,” but rather to lure talented Harvard students into exciting careers with agencies for which torture, mass deportations, assassinations, and other violations of human rights are standard practices. I was there to inform others of these practices (with a fact sheet we handed to everyone in attendance), express my disgust for these practices, and interfere with the recruitment process that makes them possible...
...extra degree of excitement and magic to the Christmas holidays. Oftentimes, however, this type of experience can be much more undermining of one’s very foundations—whether they be political, spiritual, moral, or otherwise. These particular moments compel us to reassess the ideas that inform us, the relationships that bind us, and ultimately our place within the broader currents of history that shape and define the world for future generations...