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Clinton: TV or not TV?
By Joan Walsh
As the lame-duck House moves toward impeachment, the president counts votes and ponders another national address
(12/09/98)

Impeachment hearing voices
A round-up of the most quotable moments from Tuesday's hearing
(12/09/98)

The full-text of the White House defense report
(12/09/98)

 

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R E C E N T L Y

Gentleman's agreement
By Christopher Hitchens
Why Clinton gets to stay mum on Pinochet
(12/08/98)

Nappy and proud?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Black women haven't come a long way, baby, when it comes to their hair
(12/07/98)

The uneasy death of Florence Griffith Joyner
By Kristina Rebelo Anderson
When the superstar former athlete died suddenly in her bedroom, a Pandora's box of dark rumors and murky explanations was let loose
(12/04/98)

Hello Oprah, good-bye Constitution
By Lori Leibovich
An impeachment scholar bemoans the spectacle that has invaded the House of Representatives
(12/04/98)

Impeachment diary
Compiled by Daryl Lindsey
It was a busy week at Henry Hyde's Theater of the Absurd on Capitol Hill
(12/04/98)

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A swarm of witnesses

In presenting President Clinton's defense, the White House called historians, lawyers, former prosecutors and three former Democratic members of Congress who voted to impeach Nixon in 1974 but oppose Clinton's impeachment, to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here's the roster of witnesses who took the stand:

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Tuesday, 10 a.m. EST

Introduction
Gregory Craig -- counsel to the president

"Historical Precedents and Constitutional Standards"
Bruce Ackerman -- Yale University law and political science professor
Nicholas Katzenbach -- U.S. attorney general, 1964-67
Sean Wilentz -- Princeton University history professor
Samuel Beer -- Harvard University professor of government

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2 p.m. EST

"Abuse of Power"
Robert Drinan -- former Massachusetts congressman
Elizabeth Holtzman -- former New York congresswoman
Wayne Owens -- former Utah congressman

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6 p.m. EST

"How to Evaluate the Material"
Richard Ben-Veniste -- Watergate prosecutor and former U.S. attorney
James Hamilton -- assistant chief counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee

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Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. EST

"Prosecutorial Standards for Obstruction of Justice and Perjury"
Richard Davis -- Watergate prosecutor
Edward Dennis Jr. -- deputy attorney general during the Bush administration
Robert Noble -- New York University associate law professor, former assistant secretary of the treasury for enforcement and undersecretary of the treasury
Thomas Sullivan -- former U.S. attorney for Northern District of Illinois
William Taylor -- former chairman of the criminal justice section of the American Bar Association

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1 p.m. EST

Summation
Charles Ruff -- special counsel to the president

 

 

 
 
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