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...Goldsmith who pushed to disavow the famous 2002 memo justifying torture after it was leaked to The Washington Post in June 2004, according to the article. By the end of the summer, he had left the administration, and in November, he joined the faculty at Harvard Law School...
...economic development and democratic state building." But even if it lives by them in practice as it embraces the realities of government, Hamas is unlikely to publicly adopt such principles any time soon. Indeed, in response to the Quartet statement, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri rejected the call to disavow violence and recognize Israel, saying "the Quartet should have demanded an end to occupation and aggression... not demanded that the victim should recognize the occupation and stand handcuffed in the face of the aggression." Still, other Hamas spokesmen have sent more conciliatory signals as the movement struggles to adjust...
...House Republicans at the same time are eager to get out a message that could be summed up as "We don't know Jack." Members are rushing to disavow any connection to Abramoff or stressing to reporters how little they knew him, and donating money he gave them to charity. When Hastert announced his plans for lobbying reform, Boehner initially suggested that no new rules were needed but quickly reversed course as members of Congress emphasized that he would have to support the reforms to get their votes in the leadership race. Both Boehner and Blunt are getting lots...
...while Summers would eventually disavow his remarks on women in science and repeatedly apologize to the public, his early refusals to do so left Mass. Hall at a standstill...
...must stop. Only by embracing a wide swath of ideas and engaging them head-on with passion can we truly find out who we are. Many of the country’s most influential people spent their college years radically promoting a political agenda they would one day disavow. Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks and radio commentator Michael Medved essentially did an ideological 180 after college, as did some prominent members of the Harvard faculty...