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At the Philadelphia convention, Morris several times insisted on the need for impeachment in the case of a president in the pay of a foreign power.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
You can’t go home again and in the case of the characters in “Fatherland,” maybe you shouldn’t try.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
His opportunistic approach to M&A had some success, but didn’t work out in the case of Lukoil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He was a detective constable and lead investigator in the case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, whose grandparents were jailed for murder last year, and has given evidence in other high-profile murder trials in north Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
General Pliyev, the Soviet commander in Cuba, was authorized to use his short-range atomic bombs in the case of an American attack.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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