Word: recordability
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Board is often left with different stories from two people who were drunk at the time of the crucial events, no physical evidence and no independent witnesses. On the basis of such a record, it is difficult to see how any impartial board that gives the accused the benefit of the doubt could find a student responsible for an acquaintance rape. The presumption of innocence has a very real cost, and perhaps in the case of date and acquaintance rape, it is one the Harvard community is not willing to bear...
...states candidates have backed away from attack politics after their assaults backfired. Floridians had every reason to expect a barrage of negative campaigning between Republican Governor Bob Martinez and his Democratic challenger, Lawton Chiles. But when the Martinez camp aired TV spots misrepresenting Chiles' U.S. Senate record on Social Security increases, voters reacted angrily. Says Martinez's adviser, David Hill: "We were trying to tiptoe into the waters of negative advertising, and the shark swam up and bit us." The result: a relatively serene campaign focusing on the candidates' records...
...more than exchanging one pinstripe suit for another in Sacramento"). Though sartorial satire by a man about a woman candidate would be regarded as sexist, Feinstein is getting away with it. The latest distracting dustup started two weeks ago, when Feinstein heckled Wilson about his poor Senate attendance record. Go back to Washington to help out in the government budget wrangle, she taunted him, and I'll suspend campaigning. Last week Wilson returned to the capital because of the deficit showdown. Feinstein cheerfully continued campaigning. State G.O.P. chairman Frank Visco accused Feinstein of breaking her word. "All bets...
...position in support of U.S. foreign policy but also by those who believe the country's armed forces should be strengthened for the national good. At a time when university graduates can expect multiple job offers, recruiting for the military is a serious problem. Last March, 59 cadets -- a record number -- in the 424-member graduating class of the National Defense Academy refused to enter the services after completing their education...
...both Chopin piano concertos on the same program in Moscow, his home city. There were sightings in Berlin, Budapest and Belgrade. About two years ago, Herbert von Karajan gave him the kiss of recognition by inviting the lad to play the Tchaikovsky concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic. The major record labels came running...