Word: calif
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would say he was largely responsible for cracking the case," said Charles S. Hurley, former spokesperson for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., where Stoll was working when the initial computer break-in occurred. "He pursued them with extraordinary persistence...
Later in the debate, Republicans complained about the use of material that appeared in the FBI report and was damaging to Tower. Sen. Pete Wilson (R-Calif) said Tower had been "trashed" by such material when it was leaked to the news media, and said the leakers never mentioned exculpatory information that also appeared in the FBI report...
Meanwhile, the ranks of opposition Democrats continued to grow as Sen. Terry Sanford (D-N.C.), a Southern Democrat the administration hoped to see in its corner, said he would vote against the nomination. Sens. Alan Cranston (D-Calif) and Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) also said they would oppose the nomination--raising the number of opposition Democrats...
...after welfare checks arrive in her East Oakland, Calif., neighborhood, Minnie Thomas sees the ghosts of mothers shuffling in the winter chill. They are emaciated from crack-cocaine binges, and their hair is wrapped in rags to hide patches where clumps have fallen out. Thomas sees them glance at the children draped carelessly on their hips, then down at the sidewalk. "A woman's eyes are a window to her soul," she says. "Those eyes tell you clear as day that they've blown their check on crack...
...people," explains Whan, "you can get at least 200 to do anything." In addition to canvassing, Whan has conducted "The Phone's for You!" seminars for 2,000 Protestant congregations from Canada to Florida (cost per attendee: $295). Another of the telemarketers, Church Growth Inc. of Monrovia, Calif., helps existing churches expand their membership rolls...