Word: pled
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...task wasn't an easy one, and though the press might sometimes have wished for more revealing answers, Mike managed to preserve his dignity in a situation fraught with scandal. When probed for details, McCurry often pled ignorance, saying the President's lawyers have "kept me in a position to be honest when I say I don't have any information." Mike chose not to know, and in that way he may have been more attuned to the American people than the reporters digging for dirt. He protected us with his ignorance; he made me feel...
Ronald Reagan: Remember the Irancontra Affair? Illegal shipments of arms to Iran (then a sworn enemy), illegal shipments of arms to the contras and drug smuggling by the CIA? Reagan pled innocence by ignorance and let John Poindexter and Oliver North take the fall. And we all know that Bush was telling the truth when he said that he, too, was "out of the loop." Yeah, right...
...their Nov. 24 arraignment, the two students pled guilty to the charges filed by the state. Neither student had legal representation...
...pled "not guilty" to both offenses after the incident...
TOKYO: Former Sumitomo trader Yasuo Hamanaka, whose staggering losses roiled the world's metal markets and raised serious questions about how Japanese firms are run went on trial Monday and, as expected, pled guilty. Hamanaka is charged with forgery and fraud that left his firm $2.6 billion in the hole. Prosecutors say Hamanaka forged the signatures of two of his superiors to cover his massive trading losses, swindling a Sumitomo subsidiary out of $770 million. Sumitomo's star trader is the only person charged and faces up to 15 years in prison. British and U.S. investigators are continuing separate probes...