Senate debates witnesses as Clinton impeachment trial opens
White House spokesman says the administration aims to persuade the Senate not to remove the president and indicates readiness to accept Starr's evidence if witnesses are barred. House Republicans warn witnesses would delay the trial, while senators urge unity despite partisan approval of articles.
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United States Senate
Kenneth Starr
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Lott
Rick Santorum
R-Pa
Republicans Present Trial Witness List in Clinton Case
The House Judiciary Committee spokesman Paul McNulty says senators heard from them as plan outlines 24 hours per side for presenting evidence and 16 hours of questions. Potential witnesses include Monica Lewinsky Vernon Jordan and Betty Currie with adjournment options after each side justifies calls. Democrats propose ending the trial by January 26 without witnesses. removal requires a two thirds vote.
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House Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
Rail
Ms. Lewinsky
Vernon Jordan
Clinton
Betty Currie
House
White House
Drumming family details shooting on officer misidentification
LaPrell Drumming and her sister allege an ADPS officer, Lt Conway Conoly, forced entry, pepper sprayed them, and damaged their car at South Boundary intersection. The officer, identified later by the Drummings, was fired after an internal probe found unbecoming conduct.
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Sizemore Security
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Shawn Hammond
Drumming
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Tammie
ADPS
Laurens Street
Conoly
Aiken Regional Medical Center
LaPrell
Hammond
Pete Frommer
Clark vows a populist bid to scrap electoral college
Presidential hopeful Clark argues for deciding the presidency by popular vote and plans a broad southern tier tour from California to Alaska to connect with grass roots voters. He aims to appear on every state ballot, seeks $1 per person in funding, and says he will accept strings-free help from the Republican Party.
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California
Hawaii
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Ioe
Republican Party
December jobless rate falls to 4.3 percent amid yearend hiring
December unemployment slipped to 4.3 percent as employers added 378,000 jobs, the most in 15 months, with a full year tally of 29 million new positions. Growth spanned construction, real estate, and services, while manufacturing shed 234,000 posts and health services added about half of 1997’s pace.
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Labor Department
U.S
Asia
Katharine G. Abraham
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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