Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much checking on the facts has ruined many a good news story" (attributed to Roy Howard). Chief Justice Warren Burger may have made a mistake in attributing the statement to Howard, but there's no mistaking the element of truth in the notion--an element that Boller and George seem to overlook. They've checked out their quotes in a scholarly way, but somehow they lose the pizazz of the lines as they go along...
...authors of the book also seem to be a bit too trusting--if someone says they never made the statement, then obviously they did not make it. Philip Sheridan, for instance, is often credited with having said, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." The quote stems from an account of the meeting between Sheridan and Commanche leader Toch-a-way. Sheridan denied having made the statement, but who would not--after the fact...
...might seem natural that Iriye, whose central childhood images concern world war and who has split time between the U.S. and Japan for years, would be a specialist in what...
...while Royer promises a measure of stability for the IOP, he says he won't shy away from pushing his own programs. "My friends who work in academia have been educating me about the politics of the academy," he says. "It doesn't seem any tougher than the politics of local government. I think I can handle...
...prospective litigation might seem a little boring, but Stewart should at least enjoy the job's "field work...