Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : 2 Counts Against George Dropped
A federal judge dropped two of the nine criminal counts against Clair E. George, the former chief of CIA covert operations who faces a retrial next week in an Iran-Contra case. George originally was charged with covering up White House aide Oliver L. North’s secret Contra resupply network and concealing his knowledge of the Ronald Reagan White House’s arms sales to Iran. He remains charged with four counts of false statements, two perjury counts and one count of obstructing the grand jury. He has pleaded not guilty.
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