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...indictments as early as next month. But some prosecutors question whether the independent counsel can win convictions, particularly after the outpouring of sympathy for North. Observes former Watergate Prosecutor James Neal: In Watergate, "serious criminal statutes were involved. Officials were obstructing an FBI investigation, there was a 'smoking-gun tape,' the White House was paying burglars to keep quiet. Here, everything is murky." Attorney Arthur Christy, a former special prosecutor who investigated charges against Jimmy Carter's aide Hamilton Jordan, also doubts that convictions can be achieved. Says he: "A good prosecutor might convince some jurors that North broke...
...leaked out from behind a door or two. Two aides of White House Counsel A.B. Culvahouse monitored every second of the Iran-contra drama; another White House lawyer posted himself in the hearing room to catch the off-camera subtleties and interplay. The Communications Office got it all on tape should Reagan want to take a full look later. The White House was walking on Ollie's eggs...
After the near collision, the shaken pilots talked by radio about what had happened -- a conversation that was recorded by a nearby Air Force jet. The tape revealed that the pilots had discussed the possibility of not notifying aviation authorities about the incident. One pilot reportedly said, "Nobody knows about it except us, you idiots!" But the pilots ultimately decided that they had to notify authorities of the mishap. Meanwhile, a crew member moved discreetly around the Continental cabin, seeking to soothe passengers who had noticed the near disaster. "He told me they were aware of it in the cockpit...
Hungry drivers gobble breakfast, often an Egg McMuffin, from Styrofoam cartons and slurp coffee from no-slosh mugs. Others balance checkbooks, do crossword puzzles and dictate letters and grocery lists into pocket-size tape recorders. Hot summer weekends offer an opportunity for passengers to take partial charge of the car. Inching along to the approach to the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and Manhattan, occupants of cars without air conditioning who face delays of more than an hour hold the doors open for a little circulation...
...hero at the heart of the Iran-contra affair. For North, the U.S. defeat abroad and the revulsion with the war at home were searing, bitter experiences. Never again would something like that happen -- if he could help it. He was a man of action, frustrated by red tape, timid bureaucrats and waffling politicians. If you needed to get something done, do it yourself...