Word: rumored
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pierre Salinger The veteran journalist announced in France last month that he had proof that TWA Flight 800 was accidentally shot down by a U.S. Navy missile. His proof turned out to be an elaborate Internet rumor. James Hall, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, chastised Salinger "for raising confusion in the minds of many people here and abroad...for causing consternation and pain to the families of the victims" and for promoting third-hand information "as some scoop of his." Talk about getting shot down...
Recent alterations to the grants process uphold the oft-heard rumor that the council grants process is flawed. To pour more money now into a system that already has many problems is not the solution to a more solid, effective grants process that recognizes groups of all sizes and fiscal status. Each semester, money in the grants budget is left over, uncollected and even left unallocated. To take money out of a strapped campus service budget and pour it into a process that is not completely efficient is preventing students from benefiting fully from their student activities...
...following a year of rumor, Tauzin changed parties because he believed the Democrats had become too liberal. Nevertheless, his politics have remained the same. During his 15-year tenure in the House, he has used his canny Cajun charm and legislative wile to effect change in diverse areas, such as cable and environmental regulation. As a member of the Resources Committee, he has led the conservative charge to protect the rights of property owners and has tended the interest of the state's oil and gas industries...
There is a rumor that many long years ago, when Dean Harry Lewis was just a lowly professor of computer science, a student walking by his office heard him mutter, "I'd sell my soul for a new computer science/engineering building." This phrase was followed by a bright flash of light and the unmistakable smell of brimstone wafting out from under the closed door...
...blame for the unjust treatment of Richard Jewell at the FBI's doorstep. They characterized the media's pursuit of Jewell and the stakeout of his home "regrettable," but peripheral. Ultimately, the editors said, the FBI was at fault for conducting an investigation based entirely on circumstantial evidence, rumor and hearsay. The FBI does shoulder considerable blame for leaking Jewell's identity to the press. Eager to close the case, they counted their chickens before they hatched and presumed guilty a man who turned out to be innocent. Detectives tried to abuse Richard Jewell's Miranda rights and for that...