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President Ronald Reagan asserted yesterday that those who oppose his call for $100 million in new aid for the Nicaragua rebels are the unwitting dupes of a communist-backed government. A couple of hours later, two House panels voted to disapprove his proposal. The partisan breakdown on the issue was...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author By Myron S. Waldman and Susan Page Newsday Washington
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 06.03.1986
EditionCombined editions
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Reagan, Ronald Wilson
Washington
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Summary:President Ronald Reagan asserted yesterday that those who oppose his call for $100 million in new aid for the Nicaragua rebels are the unwitting dupes of a communist-backed government. A couple of hours later, two House panels voted to disapprove his proposal. The partisan breakdown on the issue was underscored by the release of a report by the House Democratic Task Force on Central America that condemned the Reagan administration's policy of backing the contra rebels as a failure and called for a negotiated settlement with the Sandinistas. Reagan told reporters at a breakfast that opponents of contra aid were being used by the Sandinistas and likened them to communist "front" groups in Hollywood in the 1950s. "Now, this is not accusing the opponents of being knowing aides to the Sandinistas at all," he said. "It's the same old problem we've had with, down over the years, with communist fronts and unwitting people."