Word: contras
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
North is charged with withholding information from Congress, lying to Attorney General Edwin Meese III about his activities in the Iran-Contra affair, destroying and altering documents, misusing money entrusted to him and accepting an illegal gratuity--a $13,800 security system at his home...
PROSECUTOR John Keker recently accused North of destroying classified government documents and telling "100 percent, old fashioned, all-American lies." For example, North allegedly fabricated a story about a box of cash in his bedroom to cover for his skimming money from illicit Contra...
North, the former National Security Council aide at the center of the Iran-Contra vortex, sat stone-faced at the defense table as prosecutor Keker methodically tried to dismantle his American-hero image...
...charges include six counts of lying to Congress and withholding information; obstructing a presidential inquiry and making false statements to investigators; altering, shredding and concealing documents; receiving an illegal gratuity, a security system at his home; stealing money from an Iran-Contra account and conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service...
With the notable exception of the John Tower fracas, Bush has muted public controversy. He cut a deal with Congress to quiet the poisonous contra-aid issue. He tiptoed out of the Eastern Air Lines strike early and into the Alaskan oil spill belatedly. Twice in the past few days he has mentioned his admiration of the leadership style of Dwight Eisenhower, best known for his ability to reconcile contentious and talented people. "No room for grudges in this business," Bush told one meeting of young staff members...