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Robin Lakoff, Expert on Language and Gender, Is Dead at 82

15 août 2025 à 16:10
In arguing that language enforces the power imbalance between the sexes, she inspired an entire academic field.

Robert Pursley, 97, Dies; Pentagon Aide Became Critic of Vietnam War

9 août 2025 à 10:23
He advised three defense secretaries, beginning with Robert McNamara, until the Nixon White House started tapping his phones. He retired as a three-star Air Force general.

Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79

3 août 2025 à 10:29
She became suspicious when she discovered large deposits in the bank account of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal cost the lives of at least eight double agents.

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Sandra Grimes in 2013. She had planned to retire from the C.I.A. in 1991, but stayed on to help track down a traitor.

Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79

3 août 2025 à 10:29
She became suspicious when she discovered large deposits in the bank account of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal cost the lives of at least eight double agents.

© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post, via Getty Images

Sandra Grimes in 2013. She had planned to retire from the C.I.A. in 1991, but stayed on to help track down a traitor.
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