Word: unearthed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Michigan to examine hair, blood and particle samples. Duke University's Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs conducted two public opinion polls for Smith to determine if he could get a fair trial in Palm Beach. Three detectives, including Steve Roadruck, nicknamed "Dr. Dirt" for his ability to unearth damaging details, have worked for nearly three months to help discredit both the accuser and her story. The strategy, as laid out in court documents, is to prove that Smith's accuser has a "longstanding psychological disorder" caused by an abusive father, an oppressive stepfather, a childhood sexual assault...
Possession chronicles the relationship of two British scholars who discover a mysterious connection between the Victorian poets they are studying. As the scholars race to unearth their subjects' romance, they themselves fall in love. Byatt intersperses the double romance with fabricated Victorian poetry, mock Post Modern Language Association (PMLA) papers and academic satire...
...same time, moderate Republicans in Congress, with their eye on the 1992 elections, are worried that if the court does throw out Roe sometime next year, pro-choice voters will take out their anger at the polls. The safest course for Bush might be for him to unearth another "stealth" nominee like Souter, who has impressive judicial credentials but no paper trail on abortion or other divisive issues. Then the nominee could follow Souter's lead and refuse to discuss how he or she might vote on cases likely to come before the court...
...those things provide an initial menu tooccupy the time of the new dean," Bok said. "Butit may well be that in the process of the searchwe'll unearth a keener sense of problems thatwould cause me to add to that list...