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...would be resented by the American public." But for the President, perhaps the most persuasive argument against a pardon is that it would compromise the presumption of innocence to which North and Poindexter are entitled under the law. "The best thing that could happen now from Ronald Reagan's standpoint would be indictment and acquittal," says a prominent Republican attorney. "He could then say, 'We were right all along.' " Says Republican Congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois, a fervent Reagan ally on the Iranscam committee: "I oppose any presidential pardon until the gates of the prison are about to clang shut...
...expected to publicize the fact that he was the man who fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox during Watergate's Saturday Night Massacre. Says former U.S. Solicitor General Rex Lee, a Bork supporter: "Bob Bork is probably the most qualified person to be a Supreme Court Justice from the standpoint of intellect, temperament and training." A former Yale University law professor who was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by Reagan in 1981, Bork commands respect for his intellect even among those who deplore his devotion to the concept of "original intent." For decades Bork...
From a public relations standpoint, Dukakis's years since the Kennedy School have been an unqualified success, spurred in large part by what the Governor's supporters term "the Massachusetts economic miracle." Unemployment here is the lowest in the nation, the high-tech industry has revitalized the economy and the Governor's much-touted Employment in Training (ET) program has succeeded in removing 30,000 welfare recipients from the rolls...
...risks, according to a number of reports. "We see a lot of runners sent to us with leg and back problems," says Bill Farrell, founder of the Metro Atlanta Walkers Club. "My shins would kill me after running," remembers Elly Christophersen, 30, now a devoted Manhattan walker. "From the standpoint of health and wear and tear on the body, race walking is much better...
...Roommate Holden, by Ward Stradlater. Borrowing a page from Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," the author tries to retell Salinger's Catcher in the Rye from a different standpoint. Stradlater explains that the reason Holden thinks everybody was a phony was because he was addicted to crack and suffered from severe paranoia...