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Most West Germans dismiss the idea of reclaiming their former territories. But revanchist organizations, which include some of the survivors of the Germans who left the east, continue to use the issue as a political weapon. Hartmut Koschyk, head of the 2 million-member Association of Expellees, suggests that a "compromise" with Poland could work out a border "territorially in the middle...
Nevertheless, Iran-contra defendants Oliver North, John Poindexter and former CIA agent Joseph Fernandez forced prosecutors to reduce or dismiss many of the charges against them by insisting that reams of classified information were necessary for their cases. Noriega's lawyers are almost certain to make the same argument. "The only way to get to the truth is to get those documents," said Noriega defense attorney Steven Kollin last week. Even if that tactic fails, a question that has haunted more than one previous President -- what did he know and when did he know it? -- may yet rise...
...named in the indictment. Four are in custody (another is out on bail), including two Panamanians -- Lieut. Colonel Luis del Cid and Daniel Miranda, a Noriega pilot -- who were captured by American troops during the invasion and brought to the U.S. Prosecutors will probably offer to reduce or dismiss charges against Del Cid and Miranda if they agree to testify against their former chief...
...easist way to dismiss Hochschild's argument is to believe that questions of career and housework should be resolved "just between the two of us." But Second Shift shows that changes at the social level are needed to save future marriages--our marriages...
...Arrow Cross during World War II raped women at gunpoint and tossed bundles of Jews into the Danube? Laszlo's daughter Ann (Jessica Lange), an attorney, believes her father is innocent and fiercely defends him in court. But the weight of survivors' testimony is too heavy, too obscene, to dismiss. Can she believe that her doting father committed such acts? And if she does believe it, can she still love...