Word: stinson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Douglass Stinson...
...from the start. Conoco discussed the Iranian deal only with midrank diplomats at U.S. outposts in Dubai, Kuwait and London, as well as in Washington, repeatedly since 1991--including four times in the past 18 months. Nor did State policymakers ever say they flatly opposed the Iranian negotiations. Michael Stinson, who headed the Conoco project, told Congress last week that "the typical response was, 'The U.S. would prefer that you not do this deal, but it's clearly legal...
...hearing on the matter today, said that State Department officials misled the company: "The Clinton and Bush Administrations knew and did nothing," D'Amato said. "They didn't say to Conoco at any one point, 'No, don't do it.'" The Conoco official responsible for the deal, Michael Stinson, was more judicious, telling reporters the problem was merely "a miscommunication." But TIME Washington correspondent Nina Burleigh says Stinson's miffed: Conoco sunk $10 million to $15 million into the protracted negotiations, and now claims the Administration broke a promise to wait 10 days before going public...
...federal judge nullified a November 1993 election for a Pennsylvania state- senate seat, declaring that it had been won fraudulently by a Democrat. Supporters of William G. Stinson practiced "deception, intimidation, harassment and forgery," wrote the judge. His decision returns the seat to the Republican candidate and could put the G.O.P. in control of the entire state senate...
Meanwhile, next week Marks will be suing Stinson in federal court to overthrow the election results. In the meantime, while Republicans refuse to call him senator, Stinson continues to vote. As for Colon, she declares, "I'll never vote again." And the trash heap next to her backyard continues to grow...