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Policemen, of course, often shade their testimony out of a sense of duty. Frustration builds when a defendant "walks" (goes free), even though a cop is certain of his guilt. Says Detective Moran: "Where the defendant gets a bunch of friends and they lie his way home, some cops think, 'Well, they're lying like that, so I'm going to do it too.' " Columbia Law Professor Richard Uviller, a former prosecutor, observes that false testimony by cops can be divided into two categories. The all too familiar "white lie" does not directly bear...
...novel is reworked into absurd comedy, and plot retreats upon itself. Characters are puppets whose strings lead you to different parts of the author's pysche. John Gardner reveled in all this chaos in his earlier novels. In Grendel, Beowulf is just another ridiculous hero in front of a bunch of snivelling fools when we get the classic epic from the monster's point of view. And in The Sunlight Dialogues, self-parody pops up in thoughts such as "She realized, briefly, that she was merely a character in an endless, meaningless novel, then forgot." Veracity has been...
When Carol Means and I arrived at the defense office, security was as tight as ever, even though the press-conference trappings were gone. One AIM member eyed a bunch of press releases and fact sheets I had picked up. "What have you got there?" he asked suspiciously. "Let me take a look at that stuff." Several Indians talked among themselves and painted banners: REMEMBER WOUNDED KNEE. HONOR THE 1868 TREATIES. Russell Means walked around the room, glaring at people, asking his wife where they were going to spend the night. Finally, Dennis Banks emerged from a back room...
...iota toward economic growth or foreign trade," complains State Development Board Member Pete J. Stathakis, a Democrat. A top official of the State Board of Health, one of several agencies with which Westmoreland works closely, says the general "has got to learn that he cannot run us like a bunch of privates and get cooperation." But on the whole, Westy gets good marks for his effort in what is largely a public relations and promotion job, and he shrugs off such carping: "The hell with criticism; one has to live with his own conscience...
...that great pro quality-the ability to cover somebody else's mistake." This year he made 71 unassisted tackles. Bryant rates as the top prospect for middle linebacker. "Look for him and you'll find the ball," say the scouts. "He might be better than a bunch of middle linebackers who are already regulars in the pros." O'Neil, who roams the field from sideline to sideline, is a superb pass rusher. When he is not blitzing the quarterback, O'Neil can contain the sweep and cover against passes. He had a hand in 72 tackles...