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Yet al Qaeda's deference to Hambali's turf apparently had limits.
Another has been the noteworthy deference of the federal government to university autonomy, and the light hand with which the sponsoring agencies historically have overseen the conduct of university research.
In deference to foreign visitors, all anti-Semitic signs such as Juden unerwünscht (Jews not wanted) were removed from shops, hotels, and cafés.
The interview, occasioned by McPherson's 70 th birthday, appeared in the "Style" section of Oct. 20's Washington Post . McPherson was introduced, quite properly, as an important former aide to Lyndon Johnson and author of a "much-praised" memoir, A Political Education . Chatterbox will even go along with the interview's overall tone of deference (headline: "The Long View of a Changing Capital"); from a distance, McPherson has always struck Chatterbox as a kind, thoughtful, and (for the most part) honorable man.
The Dow Jones average hit new highs yesterday with a 2.8% rise to 9,736 points, and bond and interest rates dipped in deference to the good news.