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...well as by the clear evidence of wider Administration complicity. But they no doubt remembered the testimony earlier in the week by Vincent Cannistravo, a former NSC aide, who admitted, "You could never be sure whether what ((North)) said was true, fantasy, or was being told deliberately to mislead." And North's ability to win over an audience will face its roughest test this week, when prosecutor John Keker gets his turn to ask the questions. "North makes an excellent witness," said Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Watergate prosecutor. "The question is the cross-examination, which will provide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pawn Among Giants | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...their casual attitude mislead you. Watching this team play is like watching the last few seconds of a Lakers-Celtics game. No one quits...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, | Title: J.V. Cagers: Playing for Fun | 2/25/1989 | See Source »

That kind of error can mislead doctorsdangerously by suggesting that a disease is veryrare when in reality it is not, Scatena said...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: Plagiarism Punishment Questioned | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

...have countered by emphasizing its many influential backers, including the state's largest law-enforcement agencies. Governor Schaefer was so outraged by the N.R.A.'s campaign that he is starring in a TV spot on behalf of gun control. "The gun lobby is spending millions to mislead you about the law," he declares, taking a swipe at the group. "Let's win one for Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...graph saw a disturbing trend, among both union and non-union staff, toward lower rates of increase as the years progressed. Therefore, despite titling the graph "...Increases 1980-87," he or she defied all common practice and reversed the chronological order of the bars--in order to mislead employees into thinking that raises had been growing rather than shrinking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union | 5/27/1988 | See Source »

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