Word: contra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While the former contra head admitted that the first issue of the formerly banned "La Prensa" was highly critical of the government, he said that the Sandinistas were not sincere in "restoring civil rights...
WASHINGTON--Congressional opponents of military aid to Nicaragua's Contra rebels say they have virtually no chance of blocking the release of $40 million in arms aid approved last year...
...first fight of the year over the Reagan administration's Contra policy, the House is to vote Wednesday on a Democratic bid to delay release of the $40 million final installment for six months while the administration provides a full accounting of missing Contra funds, private as well as public...
...Republicans denounced it as a backdoor way to bottle up aid promised when Congress approved $100 million in Contra assistance last year...
Therefore, they say will not make a major effort, saving their energy for battles later in the year over the additional $105 million Reagan has requested for the Contras in fiscal 1988 and for legislation sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) to end Contra aid permanently...