The N.F.L. has a good track record arguing that claims brought by former players should be thrown out of court.
The novel inhabits the gap in the historical record, argued over by archaeologists and historians, about what happened after the Roman occupation.
But the political action committee Correct the Record argued that Giuliani, 72, had a "long history of business ties to enemies of America".
He ran on his war record, arguing that if he delivered on his pledge to win the war he could also bring a peace dividend and heal the nation's ethnic rifts.
Critics of his record argued that, instead of using his parliamentary majority to reform the institutions of state, he pursued incoherent short-term policies that left Britain ill-governed in important areas.
Obama, meanwhile, defended his economic record, arguing that his actions in response to the Great Recession (2007 09) and the financial crisis of 2008 had prevented a full-scale depression and laid the foundation for recovery.
He rejected the argument that Iran did not deserve a seat for its human rights record, arguing that practices like sentencing women to death by stoning for adultery were extremely rare.
Churches whose leaders have gone on record arguing for restraint include the United Methodist Church Presbyterian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church inin America; American Baptist Church; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); United Church of Christ thee Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch; and the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Still, other veteran Coke watchers defended Mr. Dyson's record, arguing that he laid the foundation for the success of Coca-Cola Entheprises in the 1990's, primarily by making a series of acquisitions that consolidated its reach across the nation.
Defenders of Canada's deals with China – hardly known for its environmental record – argue that it was a reasonable response to the decline in American interest in Albertan oil.
