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...National Committee headquarters?" Mitchell's reply: "No, I can't imagine a less productive activity than that." And if the Nixon committee, as Mitchell also claimed last June, had played no part in the wiretapping operation, then why did he approve payments to support the arrested men? Why not abandon them...
Magruder joined C.R.P. early last year and hoped for a political career, aiming to run for Secretary of State of California next year and Governor or U.S. Senator in 1978. But he was forced to abandon his plans after his involvement in political espionage came out during the Watergate trial. His heart was set on a high Administration post after the election, but Haldeman told him that he would not be in line for a top position (which would require Senate confirmation) because he was too tainted by Watergate. Disappointed, he settled for a specially created but vague...
...were peaking at this time, she said. Coupled with the increasing difficulty she was having garnering information, her complaints that the intelligence agencies were not paying her enough, were not understanding her concern for Cambridge's people, and were doing a "shoddy" job of intelligence gathering, prompted her to abandon her undercover work...
...Koval of Dover, N.J., knew that he faced tough competition when he applied for admission to medical school back in 1965. So he was not surprised when each of his eight applications was rejected, one with a curt note wishing him success in another field. But Koval refused to abandon his ambition to become a doctor. For the past seven years, he has been studying at Belgium's Free University of Brussels, and next month he will finally receive his M.D. degree...
...treaty commission never intended to accept a compromise with the Indians, and only Red Cloud's resistance forced the government to abandon its plans for the Powder River country. The numerous peace commissions-three in two years-that arrived at Fort Laramie always sought Red Cloud's signature, and the great Sioux leader was willing to meet with the commissions...