White House Readies Defense for Impeachment Week
The White House prepared its impeachment defense for a daylong House Judiciary presentation next week. No White House witnesses are expected. one Clinton lawyer would argue against impeachment with committee questioning. Relations with Republicans remained adversarial as Hyde mocked Democratic critiques. Governors urged a swift resolution, while Lockhart defended the president amid shifting standards cited from Hyde’s past remarks.
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White House
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Joe Lockhart
Lockhart
Henry Hyde
Governors Press for Tax Cuts and Schools Agenda Amid Clinton Probe
Seven Republican governors met with House Speaker elect Bob Livingston and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott to push four core goals lower taxes improved public schools better health care and Social Security solvency. They warned impeachment inquiries against President Clinton risk delaying these priorities and urged quicker congressional focus on issues affecting Americans. Governors emphasized a larger role for state leaders in shaping the national Republican agenda and noted their large share of the population.
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Clinton
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R-La
Senate
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Monica Lewinsky
John G. Rowland
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Oklahoma
Frank Keating
Republican Governors Association
Congress
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Genetic link found to faster AIDS progression CCR5 variation
Washington AP Researchers report in Science that an inherited gene variation in CCR5 can speed HIV infection to AIDS. Some CCR5 forms block progression while others accelerate it. About 10 to 15 percent of patients progress rapidly, reaching AIDS in about four years instead of a decade. Leaders Mary P. Martin and Mary Carrington credited for the discovery.
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Science
Stephen J. O’brien
National Cancer Institute
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O'Brien
Mary P. Martin
Mary Carrington
Federal Cancer Center
Capitol shooting suspect found mentally unstable for trial
Federal judge says Russell Weston Jr. is not mentally competent to stand trial after a government psychiatrist concluded he suffers from a mental defect that prevents him from aiding in his defense. Prosecutors may seek records and challenge the diagnosis while deciding whether to proceed on federal murder charges.
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Russell E. Weston Jr
Sally Johnson
Weston
Johnson
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N.C
Theodore Kaczynski
U.S
Emmet Sullivan
Sullivan
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