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Throughout his 15-month investigation of the Iran-contra affair, Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh has been a figure of courtly stoicism. Amid the drama of last summer's congressional Iranscam hearings, the stern-faced 76-year-old prosecutor remained quietly in the background. Despite the court battle over the constitutionality of his appointment and the barbs of critics who said his probe was moving too slowly, he moved calmly ahead with his search for evidence. But when he appeared outside federal court in Washington last week, Walsh uncharacteristically allowed his thin lips to curl into a tight, satisfied smile. Finally...
After 15 months of investigation, a federal grand jury indicts Poindexter, North and two other Iranscam conspirators. -- A Sandinista "invasion" leads Reagan to send 3,200 U. S. troops to Honduras. -- In the wake of the Illinois primary, the Democratic race is more muddled than ever. -- A quiet town on the Hudson River is rocked by a controversial racial attack...
Gone now is the pretense that the G.O.P. combatants will abide by Ronald Reagan's cherished Eleventh Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of fellow Republicans." With Iranscam taking some of the air out of his heir-apparent appeal, Bush must continue to prove that he can be a candidate of rough-and- tumble as well as resume. Dole's efforts to project smiling serenity never last long; his style is attack, and sarcasm his weapon. As a result, the race has become a sometimes angry clash of personalities...
Under fire for his role in Iranscam, the Vice President proves he is a candidate of rough- and- tumble as well as resume. -- It' s "Fat Boy" vs. "The Dirty Digger" as Ted Kennedy lands a sneak punch on Rupert Murdoch. -- An FBI agent describes five years undercover in the Mafia. -- Why is Al Haig running for President? To prove, in part, "I' m not the ogre people thought...
News of Sullivan's secret meeting broke in the Washington Post last week and gave credence to reports that the White House had been considering pardons for Iranscam's key players. Abshire maintained, however, that no deals were discussed with Sullivan. The lawyer, he said, "simply was making his case for his client...