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...forth hastily to strive, lest thou know...
...Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame...
Weinberger agreed, and over the next few months the Pentagon wrangled with the CIA over exactly what information could and could not be made public. For example, CIA officials vetoed satellite photos and insisted on fudging statistics, lest Moscow learn too much about how well the U.S. gathers its intelligence. The final document thus features full-color artists' renderings of satellite pictures, rounded-off figures, and vague predictions about forthcoming Soviet weaponry. "Every product of the intelligence community is a compromise," explained Weinberger. "Be thankful for small favors...
...among friends,"said Republican Robert Dole of Kansas. Lest there was any doubt, the other 17 male members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hastened to reassure the woman sitting before them that perfect civility would mark what one called the " historic occasion." The courtliness displayed at last week's confirmation hearings was so eiffusive that it seemed surprising that the green baize tablecloth had not been changed to pink, the better to honor Arizona's Sandra Day O'Connor, 51, the first woman nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court...
...past year. The independent labor federation Solidarity celebrated the first anniversary of its recognition by the Polish government and proceeded to hold its first national congress. The Central Committee of the Polish Communist Party met to denounce Solidarity and some of its latest efforts for reform. And lest the aggressive unionists forget the facts of Polish geography, the Soviet Union staged military maneuvers off Poland's northeastern borders-a reminder to Solidarity's leaders that there are limits to their ambitions...