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Ralph: O.K. I want you to respect my two favorite hobbies -- watching TV and resting. You will owe me money if you ever criticize Joe DiMaggio, serve sodium-free potato chips, or bring into this house any book written by a sea gull or Leo Buscaglia. Outside of that, I...
( Ralph: I think we have a meeting of the minds here, my pet. Can I add the provision that you won't say goodbye to everyone at parties then stand in the doorway talking to the hostess for an hour, or is this behavior under genetic control?
A is for Alcohol. For the discriminating palate, the five-year-old Moet and Chandon champagne lists for $30.49 at the Harvard Provision Shop (94 Mt. Auburn). For smaller wallets, they offer Cavas Hill champagne at $6.99. If you're looking for that distinctive, and yet inexpensive, alcoholic gift, there...
Congressional sources, speaking privately, saidthe provision of funds to the Afghan rebels was acovert operation carried out by the CIA afterauthorization by Congress. The diversion of fundsto the Contra forces occurred at a time whenCongress had banned aid to the Contra forces.
In Congress, the loudest uproar concerns whether the President violated Section 501 of the National Security Act. Under amendments passed in 1980, the section requires the President to keep the House and Senate intelligence committees "fully and currently informed" of all U.S. intelligence activities. In the case of covert operations...