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...September 15, Bruce Donovan was arrested after attempting to solicit sex from a male undercover officer at an Interstate 95 rest area and "exposing himself to the extent that it is considered to be a felony," said Attleboro Police Detective Gabriel Dagostino...
When trying to solicit funds, student organizations at the richest university in the land often hear expressions of protest from potential givers: "Why are you asking me for money? You guys are rich," or "I gave to Harvard already...
...former NSC adviser says he had ordered his staff not to solicit funds. "I never heard those instructions," North testified, adding that McFarlane was the one who asked him to keep the contras going after the Boland cutoff...
...known as the most prominent prisoner in Vienna, as a result of the worldwide ostracism that has followed accusations of his involvement in war crimes and knowledge of the deportation to death camps of 40,000 Greek Jews during World War II. Attempts by Waldheim's staff to solicit invitations to foreign capitals have almost all been futile; the former United Nations Secretary-General is even formally banned, as an undesirable alien, from entering the U.S. But last week the prisoner of Vienna finally got a break with the announcement that he would pay an official visit to Pope John...
...deals and money- raising efforts for the contras, but steadfastly denies that he knew anything about the diversion of weapons profits to the contras. But the crucial question of exactly what Reagan knew has not been answered in the hearings. When the scandal broke, he downplayed his role in soliciting support for the contras while the congressional ban against U.S. aid was in effect. After McFarlane testified that Reagan had talked with Saudi Arabia's King Fahd about contra assistance, the President acknowledged playing a larger part. Then, last week in Venice, he backtracked again, telling reporters, "I told...