Ed Jenkins, an amiable, soft-spoken representative from Georgia who nonetheless confronted one of the most prominent figures involved in the Iran-contra affair during a Congressional investigation in 1987, died on Jan. 1 in Atlanta. He was 78. His former press secretary, Jackie Sosby, confirmed the death. Mr. Jenkins, who liked to describe himself...
The president of Pakistan apparently believes an Internet hoax alleging that Oliver L. North warned of the dangers posed by Osama bin Laden 20 years ago. President Asif Ali Zardari, in an interview with the Fox News Channel that was televised on Tuesday, claimed that Mr. North installed a security system for his home in the late 1980s ''because he...