Word: probings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Despite the onslaught, Ronald Reagan once again stubbornly expressed his "full confidence in my friend of 20 years." Meese blithely insisted that he had no intention of quitting. He was helped by a terse announcement from Independent Counsel James McKay that his probe of Meese's ties to Wedtech and the pipeline had turned up insufficient evidence to indict the Attorney General...
...subordinates' decision, he reportedly was angry. "Ed Meese didn't want it to go to the independent counsel," says a department insider. "He made it known to Weld that it shouldn't go anywhere; it should be killed." On May 11, apparently aware that he could not block the probe, Meese pre-empted the impending announcement by publicly inviting McKay to look into his dealings with Wedtech...
...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...
...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, he could announce the fruits of his meticulous labor: a 23-count...
...capable of carrying up to 30 passengers, have been involved in seven crashes and 56 deaths since November. By comparison, during the period 1980-86 commuter airlines averaged only 26 fatalities a year. Last week T. Allan McArtor, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, announced a six-month probe into what appears to be an ominous trend. FAA inspectors will single out the 20% of 173 U.S. carriers with the worst safety problems, then make in-depth field inspections of those airlines. One bit of suspicious evidence has already turned up: apparently the first indication of cocaine...