Word: unfairness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...public obviously believes that some attempt is being made to manipulate Watergate for political advantage. Roughly half of those interviewed, ranging from 63% of the Republicans to 35% of the Democrats, feel that talk of impeachment or resignation is "partisan politics, unfair and irresponsible." Moreover, the country is evenly divided over Nixon's accusation that the press coverage of him and his Administration has been seriously distorted; 44% agree...
...Marvin's Hickey has the hype and the patter but only a portion of the necessary bravura. He seems to be wrestling with the vivid memory of Jason Robards in the same role, a performance of such passion that it became definitive. It may be unfair for an actor to carry such a burden, but Marvin does not carry it well. His Hickey is tentative, almost halting...
...action to close down Outlook was taken while the paper's editors were at the Associated Press convention in Chicago. Outlook staffer Pat Garrett called the move an "underhanded and unfair" power bid by the student government...
...ACSR supported disclosure of political contributions by three companies, Eastman Kodak, ITT, and Standard Oil, while the subcommittee voted Harvard's stock for disclosure by only Standard Oil, whose gifts, it said, were of proven significance. To ask other companies to disclose their gifts would be unfair, it said, since labor unions and other large institutions sometimes make secret contributions. There were other differences...
...unfair to ask a candidate to amass such information in the last week of an election," Moncreiff said...