Word: reckless
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...charges are true--Nicholson's two attorneys, Jonathan Shapiro and Liam O'Grady, say their client will fight them vigorously--then Nicholson would have been either a very cool customer or a weirdly reckless one; maybe both. He allegedly went to work for the Russians just as the CIA was in an uproar over Ames, the most important mole ever discovered within the agency. On the basis of information Ames provided over almost nine years of betrayal, Moscow executed at least 10 Soviets working secretly for American intelligence. Anger and embarrassment led the agency to swear it would never happen...
Jewell may have a hard time winning a libel suit, because he would have to prove that something written or broadcast was false. If a court decides that Jewell is a public figure, he will also have to prove that the falsehood was intentional or made in reckless disregard of the truth. This issue of whether Jewell is a public figure is "a tough borderline case," says Vincent Blasi, a First Amendment expert at the Columbia University School...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I plan to put an end to reckless spending and burdensome regulations. Our tax dollars can be better spent...
...Boren ran a spoof campaign for President, saying he could provide what people seemed to want: "bold, reckless, arrogant, ignorant leadership." The self-described "humorist, educator, author, sculptor and former diplomat," now 70, says he's serious about this race and promises to work hard to keep education, Medicare and veteran programs fully funded...
Some students said the more rigid enforcement of biking regulations was a good idea. "I think it's a good idea for safety reasons," said Akilesh Palanisamy '98. "Cyclists tend to be...reckless...