Word: withdrawn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Civil Rights that charged that "the growth of set-asides has primarily benefited wealthier minority-group members, arguably the ones least in need of Government assistance." The report, which also assailed corruption in the programs, attracted a gale of criticism, was disowned by the White House and was ultimately withdrawn by the commission. But Commission Chairman Clarence Pendleton remains adamant in his conviction that the "set-aside program is one of the biggest pork barrels in history...
Hakim looked out for the military men who were his partners. Last week committee investigators discovered that Secord may have withdrawn as much as $300,000 from an account set up by Hakim to pay for amenities such as a Piper Seneca airplane, a Porsche sports car and a visit to a health spa. In his testimony to the committee last month, Secord indignantly insisted he did not benefit from the weapons deals; he may now be summoned back to Capitol Hill to explain the discrepancies...
...1970s Moscow began to deploy the SS-20, a highly accurate missile with three nuclear warheads that could reach London in twelve minutes. The U.S. had withdrawn its last INF missile from Europe more than a decade earlier. In 1979 we and our NATO allies agreed that our objective in response to the SS-20s was to get the Soviets to pull them out. Failing that, we should counter these missiles with NATO deployments...
Officials say, however, that both men made admissions that are crucial to the charges against them. That may not help the prosecution though. Defense sources indicate that Bracy has withdrawn significant portions of his statements, and military law, unlike federal civil procedures, requires some corroboration before an admission can be introduced as evidence. Because of the nature of the case, corroboration will be difficult. (The prosecution is seeking classified CIA information, some of which the agency may be reluctant to provide, and that reluctance is not greatly eased by the fact that the tribunal is military...
...plus for the Black and White is the addition of volunteer Coach Kari Heffernan. Because rugby at Harvard is a club sport, the Department of Athletics does not help support the sport and the club cannot afford to pay a coach. Also, for the first time, Radcliffe has withdrawn the support it had been given the club...