"Far from vindicating the sacking of Mr Gormley, it does the opposite, " he said.

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Instead of vindicating his prosecution of the war, the assessment is a dreadful indictment of it.

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But apparently when Bush does it, he's vindicating the rule of law.

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"When all the distractions and diversions have been made, at the end of it all we're about one mighty task, and that's vindicating the rule of law, " Hyde said.

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As the budgeteers huddle behind closed doors, it is perfectly possible that the taunts of isolationism will needle Republicans into greater generosity on the foreign-operations budget, thereby vindicating Mr Berger's way of doing things.

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