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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, January 28, 1993                   TAG: 9301280252
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

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NORTH GETS COLD SHOULDER

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the key figure in the Reagan administration's sale of arms to Iran in the mid-1980s, got a chilly reception Wednesday from Democrats when he was introduced in the House of Delegates.

North, a Northern Virginia resident and businessman, was a guest of the Republican Caucus and was escorted to the Capitol by GOP lawmakers.

After Del. Stephen Martin, R-Richmond, sang North's praises, Republicans in the House stood to applaud him, as is customary withwell-known figures.

But Democrats remained seated and most did not applaud. In the Senate, Democrats slowly rose and joined the GOP applause after North was introduced there.

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