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Fitzwater also fielded questions about the ethics of the Iran-contra affair and insisted that the Reagan administration had done nothing illegal by trading weapons with Iran...
Powell Possesses none of Perot's negatives; in fact, any alleged negatives are highly disputable. Though mentioned in the Iran-Contra Report for not having revealed Weinburger's diaries, there is not a shred of evidence that he was involved in any illegalities. And his role in the initial My Lai Investigation was small and hampered by a cover-up by the soldiers present. He dealt with both topics fully in his autobiography...
...Astaire, Garland, Carson) and cons (Mr. T, Suzanne Somers) and, by her own count, seven alleged murderers. This woman, who was caricatured in her Sarah Lawrence yearbook as an ostrich with its head in the sand, has stuck her nose into the conflict in the Middle East, the Iran-contra scandal and the marriage of Mike Tyson and Robin Givens. She is a living, talking, occasionally fawning chronicle of culture and politics in the latter half of the 20th century. She is like a redwood that...
...marketing of Colin Powell, author and potential President, is coming to your television soon. You won't want to miss it. Powell may be less appealing if he ever gets specific, and reporters are sure to scrutinize controversial episodes in his career, most notably Iran-contra. But his story (and, like Ike, his platform would be his life) is a warming affirmation that the dream still lives, which may be enough for an electorate saddled with a choice between Bill Clinton and whomever the Republicans offer. As dice rolling goes, taking a chance on another general is something...
...Colonel will play a retired intelligence operative who provides investigators with top-secret info on an episode of NBC's new drama series JAG. "I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys," says North, who has acted on TV but once before (if you discount the Iran-contra hearings, considered by some his best work). North has no plans to pursue a serious acting career, although he'd like to work again with JAG director Don Bellisario. Says North reassuringly: "He's no Oliver Stone...