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...from recruiting colleagues to help his campaign. One of those who answered the call was Ohio | Democrat John Glenn. The former World War II hero and pioneer astronaut filmed a spot extolling Heflin's support for the space program, which brings millions of tax dollars to Alabama. In spite of the seemingly innocent nature of the plug, the commercial never aired. Reason: Heflin's first order of business upon his return to Washington was chairing the Senate Ethics Committee investigation of the infamous Keating Five, which included the same John Glenn. A Heflin spokesman says the ad "just didn...
Although the A.N.C. has condemned the prosecution as "persecution," it helped draft a more cautious statement that said backers did not support Mandela "because she is involved in the present trial; we support her in spite of that fact...
...spite of the intimidation factor--which most of the players admit affects the aggressiveness of their game--the players said that the prison games are the tamest games the team plays...
Meeting with Gorbachev, Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh and me in Moscow on the morning of Feb. 18, Aziz said that in spite of the brutal strike inflicted upon Iraq, it would not surrender -- and that was final. "Your stand seems very inconsistent," said Gorbachev. "On the one hand, this is an important step toward a political settlement, since you acknowledge Resolution 660, calling for an unconditional withdrawal. On the other hand, your positions seem to include preconditions for that withdrawal." Gorbachev also wanted to know why the withdrawal statement "did not use the word Kuwait...
...spite of it all, the democratically elected Baltic governments refuse to compromise on their demands for independence. A lopsided stalemate is setting...