Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...committee's move set in motion a series of steps in which Wright can defend himself and the panel must prove with "clear and convincing" evidence that the violations occurred. That is likely ultimately to throw the matter before the full House, where Wright's position as the nation's highest elected Democrat, or even his House seat, could be on the line...
Other matters before the committee were more clear cut. The panel voted unanimously that there was reason to believe Wright failed to report as gifts the use of a car and Fort Worth condominium he and his wife received from Mallick. Committee members voted 10-2 that Mrs Wright's $18,000-a-year salary from a Mallick-Wright company should also be characterized as a gift, saying she did little or nothing to earn the money...
...instead of proving their moral superiority to fascism, the protesters sunk to Mlot-Mroz's level, shouting him down and forcing him to leave. Had the organizers handled Mlot-Mroz differently--by giving him five uninterrupted minutes to speak, for instance--Mlot-Mroz would have made clear his loony positions and would not have been able to present himself as a persecuted victim...
...jurors may have been impressed by his performance -- as well as by the clear evidence of wider Administration complicity. But they no doubt remembered the testimony earlier in the week by Vincent Cannistravo, a former NSC aide, who admitted, "You could never be sure whether what ((North)) said was true, fantasy, or was being told deliberately to mislead." And North's ability to win over an audience will face its roughest test this week, when prosecutor John Keker gets his turn to ask the questions. "North makes an excellent witness," said Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Watergate prosecutor. "The question...
...Peter Ueberroth's rescue plan must clear some tall obstacles. -- Northwest flies into the combat zone as oilman Marvin Davis pushes an unwelcome...