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But the question regarding the President's duties under the law is sure to remain the major focus. Underlying the dispute over Boland's technicalities is a far more sweeping provision. Article I of the Constitution obliges the President to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." At the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: But What Laws Were Broken? | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh has already used that provision to convict two minor Iran-contra figures. Fund Raisers Carl Channell and Richard Miller have pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to defraud the U.S. of tax money; the pair solicited supposedly deductible contributions for the entirely nondeductible purpose of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conspiracy Theories | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

The first point, albeit a technical one, is that there is no provision under U.S. law that guarantess Mr. Brown uninterrupted free speech. Indeed, foreigners (such as Carlos Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, Mme. Allende) have been denied entry into the U.S. on the grounds that what they (will!) say is prejudicial...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Travesty | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

He refused to say whether he would veto the measure, if it wins final congressional approval, or whether he would impose additional sanctions against Japan if it failed to take actions sought by the United States. Nakasone, asked if he was troubled by the House provision, declined comment.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nakasone: Nation's Bank to Lower Rates | 5/1/1987 | See Source »

When the Texas jury first pronounced the verdict against Texaco, the sum was so enormous that it seemed absurd. The award appeared certain to be reduced drastically on appeal. Almost no one believed that Pennzoil, the 200th largest U.S. industrial corporation (1986 sales: $1.78 billion) and the 20th biggest oil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texaco's Star Falls | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

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