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Perhaps the most instructive information that has emerged recently, notes Nashville Tennessean Editor John Seigenthaler, is that "libel suits can be brought on because plaintiffs are infuriated by the cavalier treatment they get from the newspaper staff." What many libel plaintiffs really seek is an apology, a means of reply, or even just a respectful hearing -- which more of the press is grudgingly beginning to offer...
...symbolized the Administration's renewed vitality as much as Baker. The personable Tennessean with the easygoing manner was received almost as a savior in the siege-ridden White House. Baker quickly installed his own team and tried to thaw the frosty relations between the Administration and his old colleagues on Capitol Hill. "We were lucky the change in personnel came almost simultaneously with the Tower report and the speech," said a Reagan aide. "It enabled us to appear to get a completely fresh start...
...Senate majority leader during Reagan's first term, the diminutive Tennessean pushed Reagan's tax and spending cuts through the upper chamber with tact and skill, earning the respect even of the President's opponents. Though he is too moderate and conciliatory to please Reagan's hard-right fans for long, the choice of Baker drew wide initial praise. Democratic Senator James Sasser, Baker's onetime colleague from Tennessee, praised the new chief of staff's "pragmatism and reasonableness" and called the selection of Baker a "stroke of genius...
...reviewer resorts to a list of persuasive reasons in order to convince. For those who read to escape a stifling environment, A Summons to Memphis explores the modern cities of Nashville and Memphis from the perspective of a relocated Tennessean in Manhattan. Taylor creates a dynamic representation of Southern society, a world that holds surprises and revelations even for a reader who grew up in such a climate...
Opponents of contra aid tried, with little success, to downplay the aggression. Jim Sasser, the Tennessean who spearheaded the Democratic challenge, charged the White House with trying "to magnify the whole incident. The Administration went to great lengths to get news of this so- called invasion out as broadly as possible." Christopher Dodd of Connecticut added, "The incident is obviously being used very effectively for political purposes here...