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Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General William F. Weld '66, who suddenly resigned last week in apparent disapproval of his boss, Attorney General Edwin Meese III, yesterday said he "wanted to teach" at Harvard beginning this September...
...program, approved two weeks ago by the National Drug Policy Board, chaired by Attorney General Edwin Meese, is part of a larger Reagan Administration antidrug crusade known as "Zero Tolerance." The crackdown reflects the Administration's new "user accountability" strategy, which seeks to get occasional or moderate drug users to kick the habit by increasing the likelihood of some kind of penalty. The goal is to cut down on the flow of drugs into the country by curtailing domestic consumption. "If people know they will be arrested for bringing a gram of coke into this country, they will think twice...
...addition, Poindexter and North were accused of trying to cover up their illicit actions by destroying and removing documents and making false statements. North was charged with lying to Attorney General Edwin Meese about NSC involvement in the diversion of funds to the contras and writing misleading letters to Congress denying that the NSC was supporting the contras. Former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane pleaded guilty two weeks ago to misdemeanor charges for signing the letters; he may testify against North. Poindexter was accused of a peculiarly high-tech cover-up: he purged his NSC computer files of all messages...
...have their way, the Iran-contra case will never come to trial. Defense attorneys will try to undermine Walsh's investigation from two angles. In January a federal appeals court ruled that the law authorizing independent counsels is unconstitutional. Walsh is protected by a backup appointment from Attorney General Edwin Meese. But the three months' worth of evidence that Walsh gathered before Meese's appointment could be ruled inadmissible if the Supreme Court strikes down the independent-counsel...
Only two years ago, Allison brought disgrace to the K-School when he unilaterally decided to award a public service medal to Attorney General Edwin Meese III. The fundraising episode shows that, once again, Allison has not taken responsibility for his actions. By setting up an internal review, Bok evaded the real issue--Allison should resign, or Bok should fire him, before he has another chance to embarrass the school and the University...