Word: nevertheless
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North may have told the truth, and he may be a scapegoat for his superiors. Nevertheless, his defense that he was just following orders has been indefensible since the Nuremberg trials...
...Nevertheless, President Ronald Reagan has assured us that 'we have the right to freedom of speech and assembly' in this country. Iona Jones (Asian-Indian...
Poindexter said he cautioned North against putting any information about contra support on paper. Nevertheless, North testified that he sent Poindexter five memorandums, each outlining the details of a specific transfer of arms proceeds to the contras. Each paper recommended briefing the President and seeking his approval of the transaction. North said he never knew if Reagan saw the memos, but he shredded all his copies of the documents when he learned that the arms deals might come to light. One memo, however, escaped the shredder and was discovered by investigators from the Justice Department...
...believe it or not -- basketball. As a senior in 1951, he ran the Boston Marathon and finished 57th. But his brother Stelian had a nervous breakdown while a student at Bates College. "He recovered but never completely. There was always a certain amount of instability there," Dukakis says. "Nevertheless, he was my brother and we were very close, even though at times it was a difficult situation to deal with." Stelian was killed by a hit-and-run driver...
Only 22% think North's actions in diverting Iran arms profits to the contras were legal; 58% say he acted illegally. Nevertheless, 69% answered no when asked whether North "should be sent to jail for his role in the Iran-contra matter...