Lewinsky hires two high profile criminal lawyers
Monica Lewinsky parted with William Ginsburg and hired Plato Cacheris and Jacob Stein as new criminal defense lawyers amid ongoing efforts to secure a deal to avoid prosecution. The move follows Ginsburg's recent public letter urging Starr be fired and hints at a possible consensual relationship with the president.
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Starr asks Supreme Court to compel White House testimony
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr urges the Supreme Court to force Secret Service staff and aide Bruce Lindsey to testify before a grand jury as part of the Clinton Lewinsky inquiry. He seeks a June 29 hearing to push rapid action amid accusations of a sexual relationship and possible impeachment implications. The filing follows Clinton’s move to drop executive privilege claims and challenge Lindsey’s testimony.
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Harrisonburg Considers 12 Tracts for Fifth Elementary School
Superintendent Donald Ford outlined about 12 potential land tracts around Harrisonburg that could host a new fifth elementary school. Some residents urged more facts and transparency about options while Ford warned not all listed tracts may be suitable.
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Ford
Lineweaver Strate
Heritage Forest
Ramblewood Road
Interstate 81
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Hillandale
Westover
Purcell
Simms
Ralph
Northeast residents seek plan to curb drug dealing
About 40 residents of Harrisonburg's northeast met at John Wesley United Methodist Church to discuss a letter outlining 13 measures for eradicating drug dealing. They plan to invite Police Chief Donald Harper and Mayor Rodney Eagle to the next meeting at 7 p.m. June 18.
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Rodney Eagle
Northeast Community Association
Kelley Street
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Danny Cox
Rockingham County
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Thomas
Underage Smoking Bust Not Rare Police Say
A 16 year old was arrested for underage tobacco possession on Kelley Street, prompting a crowd to back officers. Police say 17 similar arrests this year, mostly for smoking while bicycle patrols note most contacts start with smoking. Community members defend officers and urge fair treatment.
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Cubs Draft Aaron Sams In Fifth Round
The Chicago Cubs select JMU pitcher Aaron Sams in round five of the major league amateur draft. Sams becomes the fourth Duke drafted by the Cubs in recent years and joins the team’s pitching personnel with professional potential.
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Panel Warns Medicare Costs May Outpace Estimates
A bipartisan federal panel warned that long term Medicare costs may be higher than Clinton administration projections. The National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare says growth per beneficiary could stay around 6 percent instead of slowing to 4 percent, shifting annual costs by about 760 billion dollars by 2030 and prompting consideration of major structural changes.
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