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Defense Attorney Milly A. Whatley declined comment, saying only that she had communicated with her client...
Tower's problems in this area are far from unique. National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft returned to Government after advising foreign clients as vice chairman of Henry Kissinger's international consulting firm. Largely because Scowcroft is a noncontroversial official serving in a post that does not require Senate confirmation, there has been scant debate over the propriety of ) his prior business entanglements. Such quiet acceptance is not likely to be the fate of Lawrence Eagleburger, who became president of Kissinger Associates in 1984, after 27 years in Government. About to be nominated as Deputy Secretary of State, Eagleburger is expected...
Since promotion is usually based on performance, the refusal of some whites to do business with black executives can be a source of frustration. David Grigsby is a broker at Merrill Lynch in Manhattan. When he prospects for clients over the phone, he does not always mention that he's black. That led to a surprise for at least one investor, who showed up to meet his adviser in person. He was "visibly shaken," Grigsby recalls. Not long afterward, the client asked for another broker. "It didn't take an Einstein to figure out what that meant," says Grigsby. Then...
North's lawyer, Brendan Sullivan, claims that his client cannot adequately defend himself without relying on certain classified information--information that the intelligence community, represented by Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh, has been unwilling to divulge...
Instead, look for constant repetition of this sequence: North's combative attorney, Brendan Sullivan, tries to introduce in evidence a secret document that supports his client's claim to have acted only under orders from higher authority or merely followed routine Administration policy regarding covert activity. Prosecutor John Keker, on behalf of independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, objects, arguing that release of the document would damage national security. Judge Gerhard Gesell sends the jury out of the courtroom and summons ) opposing counsel to a conference. Perhaps the issue can be resolved there, but quite possibly the trial is suspended while...