Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Inquiry Sought on Release of Hostages
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Congress should conduct an inquiry into allegations that the 1980 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign tried to delay the release of American hostages in Iran, a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.) on CBS-TV’s “Face the Nation” called the allegations “exceedingly serious.” But former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III said on the same program that “there’s a real question whether Congress has the constitutional authority” to investigate.
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