"We had both specific and general indications that Sgt. Bergdahl's recovery, and potentially his life, could be jeopardized if the detainee exchange proceedings were disclosed or derailed," said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"However, we are able to say that the senators were told, separate and apart from Sgt. Bergdahl's apparent deterioration in health, that we had both specific and general indications that Sgt. Bergdahl's recovery -- and potentially his life -- could be jeopardized if the detainee exchange proceedings were disclosed or derailed".
Anyone who caught this unpleasant, crackling exchange, just minutes into the proceedings, would surely have stayed to watch the entire two-hour spectacle.
Mr. Lamo's appearance stirred some of the most emotional exchanges in these proceedings, with defense lawyers attacking him for betraying a troubled soldier who had gone to him for moral support.
A lawyer herself, Cate Edwards sits in a reserved seat right behind her father in court and keeps pages of notes on the jury and trial proceedings, exchanging them with her father.
A gently wry sense of humor about human foibles and some well-turned exchanges keep the proceedings drifting along pleasantly enough, until characters start convening for the requisite heart-to-hearts and making-up.
Other B2B exchanges watched the proceedings closely for cues on how to structure themselves in order to avoid similar scrutiny from the FTC.
The exchange insured that the proceedings were profane and absurd in equal measure, which, in this case, is probably a more apt combination than anyone would like to admit.
The women represented by MALDEF made disturbing allegations: guards had promised desperate mothers money, shelter, and help with immigration proceedings in exchange for sexual favors.
Unconstrained by my presence, they engaged in a high-octane exchange about the day's proceedings and a playful dissection of the director's idiosyncrasies.
For about a decade there have been regular international conferences with proceedings for the exchange of new results and ideas, and target articles and special issues of well established journals have been devoted to basic frameworks and new developments (Busemeyer and Bruza 2013, Pothos and Busemeyer 2013, Haven and Khrennikov 2013, Wang et al. 2013), Wendt (2015).
