Word: shifts
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...President or the post-9/11 distortion field that muzzled the media, immobilized Congress and magnified Executive power. "I think this started before 9/11, and I think it's continued long after the penumbra of 9/11 became less dominant," he says. "I think it is part of a larger shift driven by powerful forces"-print giving way to television as our dominant medium for examining ideas, television acting on our brains in ways that scientists are just beginning to unlock. As such, it's not the sort of problem that legislation is going to fix. Gore hopes that the Internet...
...officials, including Goodling - who pleaded Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, but has since been granted immunity - are expected to be called in front of the House and Senate judiciary committees in coming weeks. There is some speculation that, with McNulty's pending departure, they will attempt to shift more of the blame for the debacle onto him, saying that he was more involved in the decision-making surrounding the firing of the U.S. attorneys than he has thus far let on. In fact, the shifting has already begun. "You have to remember...
...Ethics and Public Policy Center. "Falwell came along and said, 'Politics is important now. You can't stay apart.' That was no small thing. Whether one agrees with Falwell or not, to mobilize millions of people who had heretofore been apolitical - and apolitical for theological reasons - was quite a shift for a Southern fundamentalist preacher...
...This shift in strategy did not go over well with the Fourth Circuit, which blocked the transfer until the feds could explain what looked like an improper attempt to manipulate the case. No matter. In April 2006 the Supreme Court refused to hear Padilla's appeal and allowed the criminal charges to proceed before U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke...
Denizens of Lamont Library have reason to rejoice, as the library will shift permanently to a 24-hour schedule during the academic workweek after a two-year pilot program that will end this month. “It’s amazing to us how well it was received,” said Associate Librarian for Collection Management Marilyn Wood. “It was very evident to us that it was something the students were using and saw great value in.” Lamont’s current ‘24/5’ schedule is part...