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    Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2

    Stuff You Should Know · Aug 8, 2026 · 43 min
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    As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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