Word: obstructionism
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A keener obstruction to Bhutto's authority may be the traditional attitudes of Pakistan's Islamic people. Not all are eager to live under the first Muslim government headed by a woman. In the days prior to the election, 40 mullahs issued a fatwa, or religious verdict, warning that a...
The Marcoses and several others indicted along with them were all charged with one count of obstructing justice and one of mail fraud. These offenses could lead to up to five years in prison on each count. Khashoggi would face an additional 15-year penalty on each of two obstruction...
The grand jury, however, took seriously certain hints to defecting clients having to do with bone breaking. Walters and Bloom characterized the atmosphere as good-humored. Nonetheless, racketeering, mail fraud, obstruction of justice and a few other terms not found in the playbooks made their way into the sports section...
North, Poindexter, and two businessmen--Richard Secord and Albert Hakim--are charged in a 23-count indictment with conspiring to illegally divert profits from sale of arms to Iran to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels. Other counts involve obstruction of presidential and congressional investigations of the Iran-Contra affair, and theft...
On the obstruction charge, Mecham was accusedof telling Ralph Milstead, the state's top policeofficial, not to cooperate with the state attorneygeneral's probe of an alleged threat against aformer aide who was about to testify before agrand jury investigating Mecham's finances.