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The Siege of Little Rock
Many folks in this city are way beyond sick of: Kenneth Starr, the office of the independent counsel, the never-ending media scrutiny and the more than $40 million spent on investigating the alleged misdeeds of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• Grand Jury Forewoman Now Silent
Forewoman Would Have Voted to Indict Clinton
The forewoman of the grand jury that investigated President Clinton's dealings with Monica S. Lewinsky said she would have voted to indict the president for perjury even though "I absolutely love him."
• Susan McDougal Testifies to Little
• Hale Guilty of Lying About Firm
McDougal Says Ex-Husband Urged Her to Lie
Susan McDougal testified that her ex-husband urged her to say she had a sexual affair with Bill Clinton so that independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr could use the information against the president before the 1996 election.
McDougal Breaks Her Silence on Whitewater
Susan McDougal broke her long and stubborn silence on Whitewater, taking the witness stand for the first time to say she knew of no shady financial dealings by President Clinton and "did not hear anything untruthful" when he testified at her 1996 trial.
McDougal Trial Raises Questions of Contempt
The case of Susan McDougal, who was imprisoned for refusing to testify before a grand jury in the investigation of President Clinton, raises fundamental questions about the use of the prosecutorial power to compel testimony from witnesses and punish those who refuse to cooperate.
Justice Investigation of Starr Approved
A federal court cleared the way for the Justice Department to investigate independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr for alleged misconduct in the inquiry that led to President Clinton's impeachment.
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Starr Aide Testifies at McDougal Trial
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Lewinsky Doodads Don't Fly
Senate Coalition Might Save Counsel Law
With the independent counsel law due to expire June 30, key members of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee expressed uneasiness about turning over to Attorney General Janet Reno most of the power for investigating cases of misconduct by high government officials.
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Grand Juror Defends Starr at McDougal Trial
Justice Department Looks Inward to Solve Counsel Dilemma
With the independent counsel statute set to expire July 1, Attorney General Janet Reno is set to tell Congress that the Justice Department should perform most of the work now done by independent counsels unless the matter involves the president or vice president.
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Hillary Clinton Said She Spent Little Time on Whitewater
Starr Aide Resigns, May Face Prosecution
Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr asked the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against his spokesman for allegedly leaking information damaging to President Clinton to a newspaper and then lying about his acts to investigators, officials said.
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Witness: McDougal Loan Paid Clinton Debt
Lawyer: McDougal Feared Being 'Pawn'
Susan McDougal twice refused to testify before the Whitewater grand jury because she feared independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr planned to use her as a "pawn" in his investigation of President Clinton, her attorney told jurors.
London Queues To Meet Monica
More than 200 photographers and reporters caught Monica Lewinsky off guard Monday during her first book signing in London. But fewer attended Tuesday's session, and after a good scolding from Lewinsky's handlers, they behaved.
Justice Dept. Argues Right to Probe Starr
The Justice Department asserted its power to investigate alleged misconduct by independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr, while Susan McDougal vowed to fight the alleged excesses of Starr's office as her latest trial began.
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Lewinsky Plays the Game of Cashing In
Aide's Book Offers Critical Picture of Clintons
With his book, "All Too Human," hitting bookstores this week, former White House aide George Stephanopoulos joins the ranks of former loyalists who made public their observations about the Clintons.
President Wishes Lewinsky Success
President Clinton said he wishes Monica S. Lewinsky well and does not begrudge her the millions of dollars she might make from interviews and book sales because "she paid quite a high price"for their affair.
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Starr Bargained Hard to Limit Lewinsky's TV Comments
On British TV, Lewinsky Stresses Politics
Monica Lewinsky told a British TV audience that there is a "right-wing conspiracy" in America working to drive Bill Clinton from the White House, and that she has "definitely been used as a pawn" by anti-Clinton forces.
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Lewinsky Beats the Competition
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Andrew Morton, Do Tell!
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Smithsonian Snubs Lewinsky's Dress
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DeLay Denies Lying Under Oath
Lewinsky's Scorn Has Many Targets
In a bitter new biography and a television interview aired Wednesday, Monica S. Lewinsky lashed out at independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr, FBI agents, her own lawyer and even the president she loved.
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Clinton Looks Past Scandal to Future
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Counsel Law Exhumed, for Now
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All You Wanted to Know – and Some
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Deluge: Stay Tuned for Still More
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Reactions: From Absorption to Avoidance
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Tom Shales: Once More, With Feeling
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Excerpts: Lewinsky Tells Her Story
Lewinsky Tells of Her Hapless Affair
Monica Lewinsky apologized to Hillary Rodham
Clinton during her interview with ABC, saying
she thought about the first lady "a lot" during her
affair with President Clinton but "I never thought
she would find out."
• Colleague: Starr, Jones Teams Spoke
• 'Managers' Question Shift on Counsel Law
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