Word: sidestepping
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...Reverend Keith Tucci, also of Rescue, notes that RICO might force currently open protesters into a more violent underground. Scheidler pooh-poohs triple damages on grounds of his own poverty -- "you can't get blood from a turnip" -- and then reels off a couple of nonviolent schemes that might sidestep RICO. Spilling cranberry juice on white snow to simulate fetal blood might have impact, he suggests; as would abandoning old cars in clinic driveways as a "vehicle...
...Administration, meanwhile, appears charmed by Lowey's "advice." Fearing a dustup that could scuttle health reform, Clinton is trying to sidestep the controversy by promising to cover "medically necessary pregnancy-related services." If the President thinks he can dance around the pro-lifers with that language, he should think again. "Medically necessary" is a term of bureaucratic art. It dates from the days before Hyde's amendment and was routinely interpreted as permitting abortion on demand. Hyde is ready for war: "No way am I going to let the crucial definitions be determined by the little one," he says scornfully...
...when financial concerns forced Harvard to pay for its decision, the University was quick to sidestep its principles. Three Boston-area hotels which would have enjoyed the benefits of more than 10,000 scientists, activists, health care officials and media representatives staying in their rooms, booked by Harvard in early...
...vote of six councillors can suspended the rules to sidestep the midnight deadline. The progressive Cambridge Civic Association-backed councillors hold a six to four majority on the council...
...Bush Administration may be making life easier for industries that pollute the air -- but not for motorists. Though the White House last month issued an environmental regulation enabling businesses to sidestep provisions of the 1990 Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency has now issued a rule that will enforce part of the same measure by requiring tougher emissions tests and more expensive repairs for car owners...