The witness whose testimony was struck was their first and perhaps their strongest witness, and so that could make it difficult going forward on the case. |
They've said airport security was 50 percent of the case, and it was always a difficult case. So now it becomes doubly difficult. |
This could expose Merck to substantial liabilities. |
This means the issue of whether you can hold a citizen 3 1/2 years without charges will likely be unresolved, which is of great concern to many. |
very articulate but sort of reserved, almost kind of shy. And so I think he is a very likable sort of person. |
We now have three federal appeals courts that have invalidated the federal partial birth abortion law. Most people predicted this, but it wasn't a foregone conclusion. |
With the spying, it's hard to overcome the ultimate purpose of the administration, which is to combat terrorism. With the ports, it's almost the opposite. The ports deal is an easier issue to explain to the public, because it seems to find the administration in a contradiction. |