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...Daniel Ortega's government were not Marxist. But that fact alone is enough to convince the Reagan Administration that this Central American nation about the size of Arkansas threatens the security of the United States. It is this threat that makes Reagan push for more contra aid. Yet at the same time, he calls peace the final goal in Central America...
...shoppers at a New Orleans hotel could pick George Bush's running mate, they'd select Oliver North, the indicted Iran-Contra figure. North received 36 percent of shoppers polled, topping Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), with 24 percent support. Running dead last is Sen. Robert Dole...
...trial delayed could be a trial that never takes place. Iran-Contra Defendant Oliver North has argued successfully for postponement of his Sept. 20 trial until he can sort through more classified documents. Judge Gerhard A. Gesell's grant of the delay was also a victory for George Bush. North's defense, in part, is that he had the approval of his White House superiors in diverting Iran arms-sales profits to the Nicaraguan rebels. The trial postponement removes the possibility that a prejudicial answer to the question "Where was George?" could come out in the courtroom before the November...
...most recent presidents have been victimized not by bad policies, but by dangerous "character flaws." Richard Nixon's downfall was not Watergate, the argument goes, but his own feeling of paranoia that led him to order the break-ins. Likewise, Reagan's downfall was not the Iran-contra scandal in itself, but rather his inattention to detail and his willingness to delegate responsibility to zealots like Oliver North...
...Washington when relations were severed in 1980. "Let them ((U.S. officials)) take a nonhostile pose by releasing our assets," said Rafsanjani. "If so, we will use our influence in Lebanon." Reagan Administration officials quickly ruled out the possibility of any deal that had the appearance of an Iran-contra- style ransom. Reagan nonetheless chose to view the comment optimistically, saying, "If they're willing and ready to talk, it's time...