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...ground swell of public opinion over the weekend had its deepest support among citizens who dislike Nixon and his policies. The outpour of new impeachment supporters, however, came from those who felt strongly that the President was placing himself above the law by threatening to defy Judge Sirica. Nixon recognized this reality when he instructed his lawyer, Charles Alan Wright, to state simply, "This president does not defy the law." This catch-phrase will be the cornerstone of Nixon's Watergate strategy in the coming weeks...

Author: By Mark J. Penn, | Title: Impeach...But With Care | 10/26/1973 | See Source »

...fans have nothing left but beer and sorrow to outpour...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 3/8/1973 | See Source »

...High Presence. On foot, by car and by camelback, on bicycles and in bullock carts, millions crowded into the cities along his route to see Eisenhower, and their reply to his message came in a torrential outpour. "We love you, Ike," cried the Turks, tough fighters on the cold-war frontier. "Take back our love, Ike," cried Pakistani throngs. In India, the reception burst the chains of imagination, crowds surged and seethed around Ike, and in front of village huts appeared brass vessels, festooned with mango leaves in recognition of a high presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Man of the Year | 1/4/1960 | See Source »

...Cincinnati to a point in upper Arkansas. The distribution in 1927 was similar except that it was still lower down the main streams. As General Jadwin said: "A flood of the Mississippi is not the torrential rush of water from denuded hillsides, but is the slowly rising, long continued outpour of the drainage from a vast region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Yellow Waters | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

...superlative of welcomes. They slept most of the night in their private car in Vienna Station, then slid comfortably off to be greeted at Hungary's border by deafening peasant cheers, repeated at every station. Alighting at Budapest amid such a wild ovation as only emotional Hungarians can outpour, Countess Ciano kissed a small Budapest lass with Latin warmth and cried, "This kiss means Italy's love for all Hungarian girls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Mighty Friend | 11/23/1936 | See Source »

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