Word: spread
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...went along with the job. Instead, he stayed put in the adjoining office he had occupied as the department's No. 2 man and gave the more prestigious quarters -- and the attention of the press -- to his deputy, Tom Rath, who welcomed it. Souter labored behind the scenes and spread the glory around. Then assistant attorney general Bill Glahn recalls, "If you screwed up, David took the blame. If you did well, you got the credit...
...personally argued as attorney general: whether the state or the Federal Government had jurisdiction over Lake Winnipesaukee. Combining his love of New Hampshire with his passion for history, Souter headed off to museums and historical societies to dredge up scraps of information. He spent weeks with ancient maps spread out over his office, scanning each meticulously to ferret out tiny differences. When Souter went to Washington to present his case, he went alone and without notes. His argument -- that since a boat could not get to the ocean from the lake, it was not a navigable waterway subject to federal...
...long ocean journey, the Army maintains that it is safer than lengthy transport by trucks or trains. An Army study shows that a shipboard accident would spread a lethal nerve-gas cloud no farther than 52 miles, but that may be little comfort to the 1,200 residents of Johnston Island, which is only two miles long. The Army concedes that terrorists could try to sabotage the cargo, but it minimizes the threat. As a precaution, however, it will not disclose just when the two ships carrying the chemicals will set sail or give any hint of the course they...
McCartney's token nod to the public good came with the concert's connection to an environmental group called Friends of the Earth. The group sponsored the tour and received a generous four-page spread in the 100-page program...
...news spread quickly through Yankee Stadium, where New York played Detroit. Fans greeted the announcement with a 90-second standing ovation...