Word: taint
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite his lack of coherent, consistent political ideals, despite the taint of corruption that surrounds his rise through the political ranks, the fact remains that, at least in the period covered by this book. Lyndon Johnson used his power to the great benefit of his Hill Country constituents. Caro fails to drive home this point; the tone of condemnation that ultimately emerges from his political squeamishness is the biography's only great flaw. Still, the book's thoroughness over-rules this blindness. If Caro's next two volumes are as compelling and groundbreaking as this one, he will have completed...
...Washington. Depending on the man's age and length of absence in Washington, the organization is glad to welcome him back, sometimes in a higher job than he left; and if that cannot be done, the individual will usually be snapped up elsewhere. There is no taint to Cabinet or sub-Cabinet experience under either party; it is highly marketable...
...Barry Lynn, head of Washington based Draft Action, said that if opponents secure a wide ruling on this question. "It would taint other prosecutions of other vocal straft critics." That, he explained, could rise through the system quickly...
...successful vaccine would finally put an end to the age-old taint that lepers bear. Even today, patients, though treated and no longer contagious, carry the onus. "I feel ashamed," says Leni Ignosta, 20, a Los Angeles welder who contracted leprosy five years ago in Samoa before moving to the U.S. "I don't want anybody to know I have it, not even my family. I wanted to stay in the U.S., but I think I'll go back to Samoa and live by myself...
...verdict on the Borg case, then, can only be anticlimactic. Though a negative decision might taint the Borg legacy, his Wimbledon record and six French Open singles crowns assure him election into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Conceding to Borg's request would not jeopardize the legitimacy of the game--not from the perspective of his fellow competitors, or from that of the fans. In fact, Wimbledon should display flexibility and discretion by ruling in favor of Borg--if it has the courage or the conscience...