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Although Con Ed has not approached the University since Bok took office, environmentalists have been hoping for a pledge from Harvard to withhold the land if Con Ed ever gets far enough away from the courts to attempt to purchase...
Over the years, laws have been passed to give the President considerable discretion in handling congressional appropriations. The Anti-Deficiency Act of 1906 permitted the Chief Executive to set aside appropriations because of "some extraordinary emergency or unusual circumstances." In 1950 the President was granted further power to withhold reserves or make savings after funds were voted by Congress...
...Miller's direct superior, then took the stand to say he had "no recollection" of anything of the sort. That plopped the matter right back in Judge Byrne's lap and left him once again in the middle. If he concludes that the Government did try to withhold the studies, it would greatly add to the importance of the studies' evidence and might leave the prosecution open to censure by the court...
...Council's resolutions urge the CRR to "continue the improvement" in its procedures, appoint CRR factfinding officers, and, withhold accused students's degrees until students are "restored to good standing...
...decided not to print the whole story, we would have engaged in a subtle and dangerous form of self-censorship and only allowed the rumors to continue. Instead, we decided not to withhold information from our readers and left no more room for rumors...