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The National Rifle Association’s convention took place in Indianapolis, over the weekend. Notably absent was NRA spokesperson Oliver North. North, a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra scandal, announced Saturday he would not serve a second one-year term as NRA spokesman. North’s term ended today. The Associated Press reports North’s announcement brings an end to a …

Bill Breeden rose to national fame in the mid-1980s. He was the only person ever to serve jail time in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal. Breeden’s crime — was stealing a street sign in the tiny Indiana town of Odon, a sign named after former national security advisor John Poindexter. Breeden announced he was holding the sign for a $30 …