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Doherty began working at Reason in 1994, according to the publication’s obituary, left the company and returned in 2000 at the behest of Nick Gillespie, then editor in chief.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
It also leaves them at the behest of wealthy firms in far-flung states with no ties to or understanding of the communities the medical practices serve.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Australian police said Wednesday they have charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick and many others made incredible films that directly contradicted the edicts of studio bosses at the behest of the government.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
Michael Kammerer, a senior, played the reformed convict Jean Valjean, and he was among those in the cast who, at Volpe’s behest, had gone trash-picking for elements of the set.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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