Word: stakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...test of newsworthiness. "Is it true?" is also important, naturally. But assuming a story about a politician's peccadilloes is true--assuming it's interesting is almost superfluous--should the media report it? That depends on a third test: Is there a public interest (in the sense of a stake, not mere curiosity) that justifies the invasion of privacy...
Keep in mind that usually the privacy of at least two people is at stake, including one who didn't give it up by running for office. The countervailing public interest is usually defined as a concern about our political leaders' "character." This muddy concept has been used to justify almost any conceivable invasion of privacy. But it does incorporate two narrower but valid concerns...
There is a lot at stake in the coming debate (your taxes and your future benefits among other things), yet few Americans understand how Social Security works and fewer understand the nature of the current problem. Here is a ten-point primer that will help you navigate the upcoming debate on the system, its problems and possible solutions...
This structure, I hope, will encourage each of our representatives to formulate a personal stake in a focused area. Sam and I, of course, will support and reinforce these efforts. Our particular privileged access to administrators makes this both necessary and convenient. I have also set for myself three central priorities...
...wonder Bill Gates folded this hand. The game is young, and a much bigger pot is at stake in the next round...