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...procedure followed by the House and Senate select committees, which are sitting as a joint body, resembled a good-cop-tough-cop routine. Secord was first questioned for two days by John Nields, counsel for the House panel, who for the most part tried simply to elicit the former general's basic story by posing questions of the please-describe-that-meeting variety. Secord related that North had asked him in the summer of 1985 to put together a private network to take over the delivery of arms to the contras after Congress had $ passed its ban. Just...
...participant says, "The U.S. is sure enough of the facts to bet close to $100 million on it." That is how much the Pentagon, State Department, CIA and % National Security Agency will request from Congress to replace the compromised communications facilities and pursue other corrective measures. Meanwhile, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recommended by a 15-to-0 vote to tear down the bug-riddled chancery at the new U.S. embassy in Moscow. Said Committee Chairman David Boren: "Demolish that building while we still can." Building a new one would cost an estimated $23 million more...
With a surprise opening witness, a select congressional committee explores a secret privatization of foreign policy designed to defy Capitol Hill on contra aid. -- The first criminal casualty of the affair pleads guilty and points a finger at Oliver North. -- A varied cast of characters get ready to face a grilling. -- New social clubs offer AIDS screening for jittery singles...
Self-proclaimed "incredible fan" Tory Berka'87, who was one of the chosen few from theaudience to share the spotlight with Costello asshe spun the song-wheel to select the finale, said"I touched him and he touched...
...adds, "I think most students when they think of which law firm they select is what city it's in. Then they look at the mix of litigation versus contract writing and transactions, they look at the size of the firm, the general prestige, and how well it pays...