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Just as old lefties could never concede that Alger Hiss was guilty and Kennedy hands must keep downplaying evidence of JFK's recklessness, they'll keep on spouting the spin.
It wins credit for downplaying special effects in favor of story and "exploring the salutary effects of imminent doom" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). But it's said to be otherwise soporific, with too few action scenes and characters who seem oddly cavalier about their impending death.
More important, the mainstream groups are downplaying what Pollard did.
Is The Post downplaying the Times scoop or did the NYT overplay its hand?
News notes that 60 percent of U.S. pregnancies are unplanned, then slams doctors for downplaying effective contraceptives such as Depo-Provera, Norplant, and IUDs.