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...office, Antonov, 37, has been under house arrest since 1982. He stated, "For two years and seven months I have been away from my homeland, my family, my friends, my colleagues because of [these] absurd, slanderous accusations." Agca retorted that the Bulgarian "has conducted a purely political speech to touch the sentiments of this courtroom...
Jesus the Pharisee has significant omissions: it does not touch on such salient matters as the Resurrection, the messiahship of Jesus, or the belief that his death atoned for the sins of all humanity. Lawrence Schiffman, a critic of the book who is a professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University, says that Falk "has bought a stereotype of the School of Shammai, who in reality were good Jews and good Pharisees." Schiffman believes that there will not be a scholarly acceptance of the book's thesis. He maintains that anti-Judaism in early Christian writings...
...John Paul Stevens. A hesitating colleague is likely to be asked, "Would you be happier if the standard were phrased this way?" If, as often happens, he is seeking Powell's fifth vote, recalls a former court staffer, he will "have the clerk working on the opinion keep in touch with Powell's clerk" to make sure the emerging reasoning is acceptable to his colleague.--Brennan will even sacrifice some of his own views if necessary. Says University of Michigan Law Professor Yale Kamisar: "He doesn't want to be 100% principled and lose by one vote...
...door don't open it. Stumpp serving a summons on you some seedy process server comes to the door tell them a mile away, some down at the heels hopeless looking bastard they get seven dollars a summons he has to hand it to you, has to touch you with it, see some burnt out case out here on the doorstep you open it and all he says is Mrs Booth? hits you with the paper and that's it, don't open the door...
...Reagan Administration realized that both sides were jockeying for position, but reacted with a touch of pique over the Israeli veto of the list. Said a State Department spokesman: "Our decision will be taken in light of consultations with our friends in the area, but it will be our decision." Besides, maintained U.S. diplomats, any Palestinians who would take part in the first round of negotiations with the U.S. would not necessarily be the ones who would meet face to face with the Israelis later...