Word: paybacks
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...should always be viewed with some degree of healthy skepticism. But when every decision is reviewed for its political overtones, when every newspaper is supported as an ally or combated as an opponent, when all interest in independent and fair assessment is replaced by a thirst for patronage and payback, society--and university campuses--will have lost something very great indeed...
...that were stolen did not even contain the offending ad, but only articles defending it. The theft was pure retribution, and the tenor of the "demands" levied by the protesters--free advertising space, the donation of the purchase price to campus minority organizations--seem to indicate a desire for payback rather than a concern for standards. The arguments to justify the theft--that it was not theft because the Herald was freely distributed or that it was a legitimate act of "civil disobedience"--are so poor that it is disturbing that so many members of Brown's faculty, tenured professors...
...racing career at age 24 in 1975, Earnhardt had a young family to support and, more than most other drivers, was all business and no fooling. When strapped for cash, he would borrow from fellow racers, banking that he would win enough in Sunday's race for payback on Monday. That's pressure, and it made Earnhardt bear down...
...PAYBACK TIME (2/22/01): Press reports link lobbying by Hugh Rodham, Hillary Clinton's brother, to successful pardons for well-connected drug trafficker Carlos Vignali and mail-order scam merchant Glenn Braswell. Rodham was paid a reported $400,000 (including a $200,000 "success fee") for his work. Bill and Hillary express "disappointment" and ask Hugh to return the money. He says he will...
THEODORE OLSON Payback time. Defended W.'s election before Supreme Court, now tapped as Solicitor General...