Word: countersuit
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...dour diplomat without triggering a potentially compromising countersuit? Last week a frustrated State Department, invoking a little-known statute, prepared to fire Bloch "in the interest of national security." Precisely what national-security "interest" was not disclosed. After so many months of stonewalling, how far will Bloch go to defend himself? Prosecutors are concerned that the State Department's action could jeopardize an already shaky criminal case...