News Review: New Contra Aid Bill
Representative Tom Delay (R-Texas) joined C-SPAN for a viewer call-in show focusing on aid to the Nicaraguan rebels known as Contras. The Co… read more
Representative Tom Delay (R-Texas) joined C-SPAN for a viewer call-in show focusing on aid to the Nicaraguan rebels known as Contras. The Contras were various U.S backed and funded groups that were in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista regime which came to power in 1979 following the Nicaraguan Revolution. close
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