Mr. Elliott, who recommended Mr. Kerry for the Silver Star, had signed one affidavit saying Mr. Kerry "was not forthright" in the statements that had led to the award.
U.S. Representative John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that Holder had been "forthright and did not mislead the committee".
The controlling Obama team did not like the fact that the uncontrollable Biden's forthright statement to David Gregory about being "comfortable" with gay marriage left the president looking like an equivocator, once more lagging in the leadership department.
The decision to issue such a forthright statement is evidence, however, of the increasingly proactive approach that Kensington Palace is taking with the media, particularly in response to coverage of Harry and the family of Prince William.
It may have been counterproductive to tell that to a stubborn former dissident such as Kavan, but it usually works, although the current occupant, Nicaraguan Miguel D'Escoto, has bucked the trend with forthright statements on the Middle East that contrasted sharply with the more anodyne line from the secretariat.
In typically forthright manner, Murray said he was not shocked by another drugs revelation, but cast doubt on the validity of Sharapova's statement that she took meldonium for a series of health reasons.
Mr. Annan has opposed such action both years, but not with such a forthright statement.
Instead of offering loyal support to the British raj, they demanded a prior forthright statement of Britain's postwar "goals and ideals".
A recently translated volume of Woe-ser's and Wang Lixiong's writings, "Unlocking Tibet," offers a forthright statement about the Chinese challenge to Tibetan culture and identity.
This is why weasel words are used "in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position".
