Word: feds
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Wilson never could substantiate that claim in court. But it fed already widespread suspicions about U.S. intelligence practices and influenced the only acquittal that the arms dealer received after his empire went to smash. At his 1983 trial for attempting to hire three Cubans to assassinate a Libyan dissident in 1976, one of the Cubans testified that he had indeed worked with Wilson in both the CIA and Naval Intelligence, albeit before Wilson had put out the murder contract. The reaction of a member of the predominantly black jury appeared to reflect public opinion at the time: "This seemed like...
Reagan believes that too many Government promises and programs have already dimmed the national spirit. He is convinced that the magnificent goose, whose golden eggs Mondale loves to distribute, does not live in the White House but resides in the private sector, fed by the vision of great reward and the fear of failure. Government now threatens rather than encourages the creation of wealth, the source of American strength, by Reagan's lights. He does not know Government very well, nor does he fully understand what has happened to this society and the world during his long life...
Five men have headed the nation's largest union (current membership: 1.8 million) during the past quarter-century. Three- Dave Beck, Jimmy Hoffa and Roy Williams - were convicted of federal crimes. Now there is an argument within the Justice Department about whether prosecutors should continue to urge a fed eral grand jury in Cleveland to indict Jackie Presser, who succeeded Williams as president in 1983. The charge would be that as secretary-treasurer of Cleveland's Local 507, a post he still holds, Presser signed checks making large payments of union funds to "ghost employees...
...American taste for Oriental art. He adored Whistler's work, calling him "the nodule, the universalizer, the interpreter of East to West." Freer concurred, and in the 1890s he became Whistler's chief patron - not always an easy role, since Whistler could go for the hand that fed him like an amphetamine-crazed Doberman. Freer also consulted Whistler about his Oriental purchases, so that in Washington one can see some highly informative parallels between Whistler's work and his taste in other art. There are, for instance, two majestic Satsuma-ware sake flasks, with a glaze...
...sets U.S. monetary policy. The Administration, which has criticized the Federal Reserve for keeping interest rates high, hopes that the lanky Seger (6 ft. 1 in.) will be a strong ally. Says a senior Treasury official: "With high heels on, she may even be able to stand up to Fed Chairman Paul Volcker...