It requires people to reconstrue improper behavior to make it less improper, to frame it in a different way to make it more palatable.

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Most include the resignation of the worker who brought the case and all note neither the state nor its workers admitted any improper behavior.

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But the group's policy director, John Wonderlich, maintained there were plenty of other abuses involving improper behavior by officeholders that had yet to be exposed.

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That has revived criticism that the media treated Jones worse than they treated Anita Hill who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of improper behavior.

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"Erase all the bad karma that has taken place because of the improper behavior of some Catholic priests, " said Tom Norden, 60, another parishioner at the St.

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As of now, there has been neither a direct nor indirect line drawn that would suggest that the White House was, in any way, complicit in the improper behavior.

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Even if such behavior were not improper and counterproductive, it would still be opprobrious since -- as Mr. Gertz has established -- Mr. Clinton is motivated in no small measure by the belief a Yeltsin victory will help his own re-election bid.

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"UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against S.S. Lazio for the improper conduct of the club's supporters (racist behavior) during the UEFA Europa League group stage match on Thursday 20 September between Tottenham Hotspur FC and the Italian side, " read a UEFA statement.

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