Word: withholding
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...decision to withhold the memos is bound to be criticized by Republicans - who will argue that it runs contrary to the Obama administration's promises of more open government. At a Congressional hearing last month, Attorney General Eric Holder seemed to indicate the Administration's willingness to release the memos. "It is certainly the intention of this administration not to play hide and seek or not to release certain things in a way that is not consistent with other things," he told the House Appropriations Committee. "It is not our intention to try to advance a political agenda...
...With stakes this high, no agency, from the WHO to Harvard’s administration, wants to understate a hazard or withhold any information that could potentially save lives. And, after the intelligence failure surrounding 9/11, there is added pressure to ensure that every threat, no matter how obscure, is identified and contained...
...during a federal investigation into the person with whom Harman was speaking. The name of that individual has not been disclosed, though sources told the New York Times that the person promised in return to convince Hollywood Democratic fundraiser Haim Saban (popularizer of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) to withhold funds from then minority leader Nancy Pelosi unless Pelosi gave Harman the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee when and if the Democrats won back the House in 2006. (Read TIME's exclusive 2006 report on the government's investigation of Harman...
...Still, experts are not willing to say that babies should never be given anesthesia. "We don't want to delay surgery or withhold surgery for the kids who need it," says Dr. Sulpicio Soriano, an anesthesiologist at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital in Boston. "But we need more research and clinical investigation to find new drugs and new combinations of drugs that can attenuate or mitigate the cognitive effects...
...government first requested the release of Mohamed in 2007 but was denied, and the US military later declared that it would formally charge Mohamed. These charges have since all been dropped, but the CIA continues to maintain its stubborn policy of non-communication regarding the case. American threats to withhold future information or comparably pressurizing statements are completely inappropriate and violate the respect deserved by America’s closest ally. The stereotyped depiction of a bullying United States is strongly associated with the Bush era; Obama should not allow this label to taint his administration...