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But they often try to undermine a witness's credibility by trying to make the witness's memories appear hazy.

The Supreme Court ruled today that prosecutors may try to undermine a defendant's credibility by warning the jury that the defendant might have tailored his testimony to match that of witnesses who took the stand first.

A16 Ruling on Defendant Testimony The Supreme Court ruled, 7 to 2, that prosecutors can try to undermine a defendant's credibility by warning a jury that the defendant may have tailored his testimony to match that of previous witnesses.

The United States, represented by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, accused Iran of trying to create a smokescreen to hide its own violations and said Tehran should not be allowed to try to undermine a broad international consensus to strengthen the 40-year-old treaty.

In an otherwise upbeat assessment of progress in Afghanistan, the review says Taliban fighters and other militants will cement their ties to drug traffickers, and use intimidation and play on ethnic and tribal allegiances to try to undermine a government plan to offer amnesty to those who agree to lay down their arms.

Senate Republicans may think it's ok for them to try to undermine a diplomatic agreement.

Mr. Hollande, trying to undermine a reputation for softness and charm, was an aggressive debater, often interrupting Mr. Sarkozy without deference and seemingly even with contempt.

Saleh went on to describe the victims as "martyrs of democracy" and accused those responsible of trying to undermine a peace initiative backed by Saudi Arabia.

The Europeans saw the Americans as trying to undermine a prime example of the new world order, the International Criminal Court, which was created to take action if local authorities failed to prosecute especially heinous war crimes, human rights violations or genocide.

However, the IPCC says it will investigate former West Yorkshire police chief, Sir Norman Bettison, over allegations he tried to undermine a witness giving evidence to an inquiry into the Lawrence murder investigation.

The latest salvo between Nato allies came in a German government briefing to Spiegel magazine that accuses the alliance's supreme commander (American Gen Philip Breedlove) of disseminating "dangerous propaganda" on the extent of Russian military involvement, trying to undermine a diplomatic solution to the war.