Word: sorenson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...widely reported several months ago that the U.N. would try to keep Amerika off the air. But Theodore Sorenson, the lawyer representing the U.N. in the matter, recently told the New York Times that his client will forgoe the unprecedented legal battle that would be necessary to block the ABC show from hitting the airwaves...
...Instead, Sorenson told The Times, the U.N. is pushing for a more favorable portrayal in the show and for chunks of primetime on ABC to run counter-programming. Kris Kristofferson, who plays the show's handsome hero, will be featured in announcements touting the body. But should ABC fail to meet the U.N.'s demands, Sorenson said, the world organization may feel it necessary to seek legal redress for defamation, such as the unauthorized use of its logo...
Asked how Skocpol's actions might affect thathealing, Sorenson said, "It might take longer orshorter for this to happen...
...Skocpol can keep a low profile," Department Chairman Aage B. Sorenson says, adding, "I've been in favor of her appointment all along, and if I thought it would increase the conflicts, I wouldn't have supported...
...Sorenson says he did not think that the incident at Berkeley would affect Skocpol's ability to function at Harvard. "I don't think it will have any impact on her relationships with colleagues here," he says...