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...Reno sometimes bristled at her questioners' professed impatience. "It is important that members of Congress don't second-guess an investigation," said the Attorney General. "They don't understand all the information that is before us," she added ? pointing out that legally speaking, she was not at liberty to provide details. Translation: I could tell you, but I'd have to kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reno on Rewind | 10/15/1997 | See Source »

...determine whether Dr. Mack's research and clinical activities satisfy certain unspecified academic criteria. But, at bottom, the committee will necessarily be asking whether a Harvard Medial School Professor ought to be lending his credibility to stories of space alien abductions. It is extremely unusual for great universities to second-guess the research or publications of their tenured faculty, except for allegations of fraud, plagiarism or violations of patients' or students' rights. For example, New York City College has never formally investigated in "research" and claims of Professor Leonard Jeffries that "melanin" has an influence on racial characteristics and makes...

Author: By Alan M. Dershowitz, | Title: Defining Academic Freedom | 6/30/1995 | See Source »

...When there is a disagreement within ourcandidates, the CCA will probably not take aposition," she said. "All of our city councillorsact in what is the best interest of theirconstituents. It is not the job of the civicassociation to second-guess that...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: After Rent Control: CCA Looks to Future | 5/22/1995 | See Source »

While new acquaintances may be shocked by these adventurers' artificially colored locks, the dyers themselves seem to make the transition fairly smoothly. According to Brown, "The first day [after dyeing] is filled with utter glee and excitement. The second day is when you meet all those nagging doubts and you start to second-guess yourself. By the third day, though, you're used...

Author: By Jason Frydman, | Title: A Good Day to Dye | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Hanson called the house-wide gathering after the house committee approved a new policy on holiday decorations in a sparsely-attended meeting last week. Gregoire alleged that Hanson should not have scheduled a meeting to second-guess the house committee's decision...

Author: By Eric S. Bassin, | Title: Council VP Calls for Vote on Winthrop Master | 12/8/1994 | See Source »

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