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Sensational story [Sponsorship scandal like Iran-Contra affair: expert, February 14, 2005]

BY McGauley, Laurie

February 28, 2005

Regarding "Sponsorship scandal like Iran-Contra Affair: expert,"(The Hill Times, Feb. 14). Comparing the sponsorship scandal to the Iran-Contra scandal in the U.S. is absurd and sensational nonsense. A rogue government slush fund to finance golf balls and flags in order to influence the Quebecois...

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