Word: pardons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...poking fun at the President. Chase claims he has two injured vertebrae from re-enacting Ford's pratfalls. "Retribution," said Chase, "has been had." In spite of his professional injuries, Chase's tongue is still sharp. "Thank you for having me here," he told the man who pardoned Richard Nixon. "I'm kind of embarrassed (pause), and I hope you'll pardon...
...sadomasochistic sexual initiation, and the institute of marriage is lampooned by intentionally overbearing organ music. Though Lynch seems deadset on satirizing the family, Blue Velvet exudes a romanticism for it akin to that of National Velvet. Perhaps he's saying you can regurgitate your cake and eat it too. Pardon...
Instead of deflating the scandal, the Shalom pardon heightened it. Small parties in the Knesset made five separate calls for no-confidence votes, forcing Peres to give in to a gale of protest from members of his own Labor Party and agree finally to the establishment of an official probe. "I am prepared to be questioned before any judicial commission," he said. "I acted in a straightforward and responsible manner...
...clash between law and security now threatens to become a crisis between the legal and political systems. Responding to petitions from lawyers and public officials charging that the Shalom pardon was illegal, the Israeli Supreme Court last week took up the case. After two days of hearings, a three- justice panel ordered the government to show by July 14 why it should not begin a police probe of Shin Bet. If the court eventually orders an investigation, Shamir and the Likud will be forced to go along...
...announcement of Shalom's resignation and pardon galled former Justice Minister Chaim Zadok, who had sought an investigation into the Arabs' deaths. Said he: "For the Shin Bet, the lesson to be learned is that you can commit serious crimes. For the political echelon, the lesson is you can do anything you please and will not bear responsibility...