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...unfinished drama of women in the military, Admiral Stanley Arthur and Lieut. (j.g.) Rebecca Hansen were antagonists in the making. Arthur was the former commander of U.S. naval forces during the Persian Gulf War, holder of 11 Distinguished Flying Crosses; he was looking forward to being confirmed by the Senate as commander in chief of the Pacific forces in July. Hansen, an honors student in Aviation Officer Candidate School, wanted to fly. The problem: she had been dismissed from flight school with only eight weeks left in an 18-month training course. As Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Arthur...
...think any large real estate holder is in favor of Question Nine," Kaufman said yesterday. "It probably makes sense to take a position of neutrality. I'm sure there's quiet chatter around the real estate office...
While Rostenkowski may have known the extent of the potential indictment against him, for most other people it came as a shock when Holder finally unveiled it last week. In addition to a charge that was already familiar -- that from 1978 to 1991 Rostenkowski took at least $50,000 in cash disguised as office purchases of stamps from the House post office -- the 17-count indictment outlined a collection of schemes that allegedly cost taxpayers more than $500,000. In the most damning part, it accused Rostenkowski of a kickback scam in which he put 14 people on his payroll...
...Holder also accused Rostenkowski of having used office funds to buy from the House stationery store about $40,000 in gifts for family and friends, including hand-painted chairs and crystal models of the Capitol, and of spending $100,000 in House funds and $73,500 in political-campaign funds to lease cars for his personal use. In the most serious charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, he was accused of witness tampering for allegedly asking an engraver to say nothing to a federal grand jury about 50 brass plates he had engraved...
...ATTORNEY ERIC HOLDER...