Extremely well-informed sources at the paper familiar with the reasons for Abramson's dismissal have also given this account to The New Yorker: they say that Abramson was, essentially, fired for cause, for lying to Sulzberger that she had squared Gibson's rank and arrival with Baquet when, in fact, she had not.
As heartening as the Tide's turnaround should be to Michigan and Notre Dame fans, the real cause for optimism lies not in who is ranked No. 1, but who is in the rest of the top 10.
The world's attention has been focused on the savage fighting at Donetsk Airport, but the real cause for concern lies elsewhere.
The cause for dissent lies in the analysis and understanding of the techniques utilised by Michelangelo, and the technical response of the restorers to their understanding of those techniques.
McIlroy's only cause for concern lay in recent history.
Another cause for alarm lay in her mobile phone records: there was normal traffic until 30 October - and then a flat line.
Another cause for alarm lay in what is known of the men accused: Gen. Abdullah Jan Tawhidi, head of intelligence, and Gen. Qalandar Beg, a senior defense official.
But the real action and cause for concern lie in their deeds.
A reason for lying about the cause of death was to protect the husband if he was still alive and the child from discrimination.
If there might be any cause for hesitation, this lies in the badly worn paint surface.
But the cause for our malaise lies in the working of our genes, organs — and, ultimately, in the chemical structure of moon rocks, like the ones returned by the Apollo space program.
