Word: subpoenaing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days. Finally, a stakeout caught him at a stoplight near his home in Great Falls, Va. Running in a half crouch, Sergeant Tom Moore sprinted past a backup car of security men, reached through the auto's open window and slapped his quarry on the chest with a congressional subpoena. "O.K., you got me," the captive conceded...
...simply a criminal. North and Poindexter could be standing trial on Election Day, and the evidence against them -- as well as the suspicion that the President will pardon them -- could play a pivotal role in George Bush's campaign for the White House. So could North's attempts to subpoena Reagan and Bush, which he hinted at Friday...
...contras, but the people through the Congress. Still they back the intentions of their men, pretending that it is enough to say that "mistakes were made" when talking about being faithful to fundamental precepts of democracy. With North's resignation from the marines, he has promised to subpoena "high officials" to defend him. Perhaps on the witness stand, those who made the policy will finally be forced to take responsibility for its undemocratic nature...
...blossoms. Barry's ex-wife, two deputy mayors and a host of other officials have been found guilty of crimes from diversion of federal funds to fraud. Two weeks ago, as U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova wound up a 17-month undercover probe into the awarding of city contracts, a subpoena was served on the mayor ordering him to hand over two pairs of alligator shoes supposedly given to him by a contractor. Investigators also disclosed that they are seeking evidence that former City Employee Karen Johnson, who went to prison for refusing to testify about allegations of drug...
Barry angrily denied the charges and accused federal officials of abusing their subpoena powers. "My administration has been investigated to death in almost every conceivable way," he complained. The timing, however, could have been better. On the day Barry denounced the inquiry, his chief financial adviser took a leave of absence with pay to fight charges that he had traded contracts for gifts...