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WASHINGTON--Independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh is lacking key information from Switzerland and Israel as he tries to piece together the remainder of the Iran-Contra puzzle...
...question and answer session dominated by the Iran-Contra affair, Reagan also said he had never deliberately lied to the public, while admitting to a misstatement at his last news conference in November. "I'm not going to tell falsehoods to the American people. I'll leave that to others,'' he said after being questioned insistently on the subject...
WASHINGTON--Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra affair will begin May 5, and former Reagan administration officials John Poindexter and Oliver North could testify publicly in early June under a tentative agreement with the office of independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, sorces said yesterday...
Poindexter himself appeared under subpoena yesterday before a House subcommittee which wanted to question him about the Reagan administration's computer-security policy. He refused to answer any questions, citing his constitutional right against self-incrimination, as he had when questioned in December about his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair...
Both Gorbachev and Reagan, of course, have their own personal reasons for wanting a deal. For Reagan, an arms-control accord could prove to be the ticket out of his Iran-contra doldrums, restoring a golden hue to his tarnished presidency. For Gorbachev, stable relations with the U.S. are essential if he is to have the time, energy and authority to concentrate on the internal reforms he is attempting. Masterly communicators, the two leaders have created a public perception that an agreement may be within reach. "The most important thing," says a senior U.S. official, "is that arms control...