Word: grandly
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MIAMI--Panama's military strongman, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury here on charges of aiding international cocaine traffickers, sources said on condition of anonymity...
Witnesses before the Miami grand jury included two former Noriega associates. Jose Blandon, fired earlier this month as Panama's consul general in New York, and Floyd Carlton, Noriega's former personal pilot...
...Graham, 25, is charged with trafficking in cocaine in Cambridge. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge and a hearing is set for March 4 to decide if there is "probable cause" for the case to continue. If cause is found, the case will be brought before a grand jury, said Graham's attorney, Judith L. Lindahl. Lindahl would not comment further on the case...
...otherwise; if there is a general grousing point about the current 13, it is that much of the time they sound like tinkers or social science teachers, including candidates like Paul Simon and Pat Robertson from whom, for quite different reasons, the public might expect the expression of some grand comprehensive picture of national prospects. But, in fact, by speaking practically, the candidates may be doing all that is possible and advisable. Bruce Babbitt asks voters to stand up, literally, for economy-curing taxes. Robert Dole mocks "the v word." The closest any candidate comes to articulating a vision...
Blandon has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in Miami that is looking into charges that Noriega extracted protection money from drug traffickers based in Panama. Until last week, according to U.S. Government sources, some federal investigators felt they lacked sufficiently compelling evidence to indict Noriega. Blandon's testimony could strengthen their case -- especially if, as D'Amato says, the former consul general can provide documents and tape recordings to back up many of his allegations...