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...deal Rostenkowski could not see brokered to his satisfaction was the plea bargain that his lawyer Robert Bennett struck with the prosecution team headed by U.S. Attorney Eric Holder Jr. Rostenkowski would have got off with a fine and a six-month prison term in exchange for resigning from the House and pleading guilty to a single felony count. After two days of discussion with family and close associates, Rostenkowski decided to turn down the plea. Says former Illinois Representative Marty Russo, a close friend: "He just sat down one night and said, 'Wait a minute. I didn...
...addition, the Globe reported that Thomas Teal, the review's senior editor, is taking a six-month leave of absence that may become permanent. Publisher Laurence Allen is contemplating leaving as well, the newspaper said...
...counts facing both men, the jury returned one felony conviction. For disfiguring Denny with a brick, Williams was found guilty of simple mayhem, which carries a prison term of up to eight years. Watson, who was convicted on a misdemeanor assault charge that carries a six-month prison term, was released from jail, where he had already spent 17 months awaiting trial. Though the streets of L.A. stayed quiet, the radio- talk-show lines were on fire for days...
...real: in a society where informants are everywhere and potential refugees are regularly jailed and beaten for merely seeking asylum, Clinton's "in-country processing" operation is absurd. Those who are scared enough to brave the consequences currently face at least a six-month wait before being interviewed, and in violation of international law are denied protection in the interim. ("How could we protect them?" asks a U.S. official, missing the point. "The place is a war zone.") The bottom line: according to an undisputed Americas Watch report, 14,590 Haitians have applied for asylum since Clinton took office...
Sovern's announcement of his impending retirement prompted a six-month nationwide search for his successor, conducted by a search committee made up of students, faculty, administrators and trustees...