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Aristide reacted by pledging to fortify democratic institutions if he is returned to power. That prospect became more complicated when Joseph Nerette, 67, a Supreme Court judge, was sworn in as provisional President. The figurehead President was hastily appointed by Haitian lawmakers after soldiers stormed the legislature to close off a constitutional loophole that would allow Aristide's return. Other troops took over the Port-au-Prince airport while the head of the Haitian armed forces, Brigadier General Raoul Cedras, and OAS diplomats were meeting there...
...children's book. He has extensive knowledge that Bonn's intelligence officials would like to tap. There are estimates that as many as 400 former spies from his old organization remain under cover in Germany and may be working for the KGB or other intelligence agencies. Wolf has sworn in recent interviews -- and he is already adept in Western ways, reportedly charging tens of thousands of dollars for each session -- that he will not be turning anyone in. But even if the spymaster's "principles" prevent him from making a deal, he also commands a trove of damaging information about...
Like earlier court documents, the witnesses' sworn statements point to an alarming behavior pattern on the part of Smith, 30, a nephew of Senator Edward Kennedy and a Georgetown medical school graduate, who is charged with raping a 29-year-old woman at the Kennedy compound during Easter weekend. The three women tell remarkably similar stories about meeting Smith at a party, then being offered an escort home and a spare room at his parents' place; none of the women suspected that any harm could come to them. "He was quite charming," recalls one witness, who met Smith...
...said, "Christ, they killed my best friend." I was pretending like I was crying, and guys are coming over to me. Everybody hated this guy. But this was my alibi. See, people in the bar said I'd been there all night. Fifty people would have sworn that I was there since 8 o'clock...
Members of the committee said they were sworn to secrecy and refused to speak to reporters. Committee chair Charles P. Slichter '45, the body's official spokesperson, barely said a word...