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Last week, in the first indictment of its kind, a federal grand jury charged Stella Nickell with causing the deaths of her husband and Snow by means of tampering with a consumer product. Prosecutors refused to explain her alleged motives, and their memo seeking court approval of her jailing was sealed. If convicted of the tampering charge, Nickell could face life in prison...
...memo also contained a number of personalized grace notes that could only have been flattering to Reagan -- and therefore might have made him more receptive to Nixon's advice that he should deal with Gorbachev: "I sensed that Gorbachev's attitude toward the President and the First Lady was one of genuine affection. His last words to me as I was leaving his office in the Kremlin were, 'Give my warmest regards to President Reagan and to Lady Nancy...
...memo concludes with a pungent reminder -- to Reagan and to history -- that Richard Nixon, while priding himself on his pragmatism and statesmanship, yields to no one in his basic distrust of all Soviets, including Gorbachev. "He is the most affable of all the Soviet leaders I have met, but at the same time without question the most formidable because his goals are the same as theirs and he will be more effective in attempting to achieve them," Nixon wrote. "What we must always bear in mind in dealing with the Soviets is that while lying is an accepted practice...
Meese is also accused of "departing from standard investigative techniques" in quizzing other Administration officials about how the arms- for-hostages deals had begun. At first Meese's aides accompanied him and took careful notes. But once the investigators discovered the celebrated memo in North's files that called attention to the diversion of funds to the contras, Meese went alone to interview Poindexter, former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane and then CIA Director William Casey. He took no notes...
Congress and the White House agree on a shaky deficit- reduction plan that includes tax hikes and spending cuts but few specifics. -- A confidential memo reveals Richard Nixon' s discreet mediation between Moscow and Washington. -- Mayor Edward Koch has lost his golden touch in troubled New York City. -- Democratic Candidate Richard Gephardt is a young man in a hurry...