Word: prosecutors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dewey & the G.O.P. Many a citizen is still leary of Dewey-for reasons which range from A) a much-publicized theory that his zeal as prosecutor led him to disregard the fine points of civil liberties, to Z) a vague but widely-shared impression that he is a little too perfect to be true. Even among G.O.P. bigwigs, he still inspires some private resentment...
...told Prosecutor Hassell Biblical stories about Abraham, who took a "handmaiden," and Jacob, who worked seven years for Rachel, was tricked into marrying her sister Leah, then had to work seven more years for Rachel-making two wives. "Do you [think] the Bible is sexually as stimulating as Esquire?" bristled Hassell. "Certainly not," replied...
...Prosecutor: "And what...
...were on trial ... but when the Government prosecutor asked for a verdict of guilty, his finger pointed to deeper issues. The ghost on the witness stand was Zionism with its Western dynamics, its strengths, its weaknesses, and its overtones of sorrow and terrorism...
...differences, the Moslem League rose to the defense of the Congress and answered the White Paper. The League's paper, Dawn, remarked that it was not fair to present one side of the case while the defendant was held silent behind bars. "For the Viceroy to be both prosecutor and judge carries its own commentary...