Reno clashed with Republicans over no independent counsel decision
Attorney General Janet Reno sparred with House Republicans over not appointing an independent counsel for fundraising inquiries involving President Clinton and Vice President Gore. She and FBI Director Louis Freeh refused to share a memo with the committee, while Burton pressed for contempt if necessary.
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Washington
Janet Reno
House
Clinton
Gore
Ite
Reno
FBI
Louis J. Freeh
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Freeh
Dan Burton
R-Ind
Burton
Justice Department
John Mica
R-Fla
Congress
Independent Counsel
White House
Charles Ruff
Egypt
Louis Freeh
Capitol Hill
1998 U S stamps honor art history and holidays
The 1998 U S postage stamp program, announced by Postmaster General Marvin Runyon, features Alexander Calder and Stephen Vincent Benet among a broad range of subjects. Highlights include Cinco de Mayo, lunar new year the year of the Tiger, Alfred Hitchcock legends of Hollywood, Black Heritage Madam C J Walker, nature series, Maine sinking, Klondike gold rush, and Celebrate the Century stamps.
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Alexander Calder
Stephen Vincent Benet
Woody Guthrie
Huddie
Ledbetter
Mexico
U.S
Tweety
Sylvester
Marvin Runyon
Alfred Hitchcock
Master of
Suspense
C.J. Walker
Japan
Maine
Havana Harbor
Wisconsin
Berlin
Klondike
Guthrie
Sonny Terry
Josh White
Mahalia Jackson
Roberta’ Martin
Clara Ward
Rosetta Tharpe
Henry R. Luce
Time
Lila
DeWitt Wallace
Reader’s Digest
Bugs Bunny
Cat
Canary
White House diary reveals campaign pressure and cynicism
Notes by Janis Kearney, White House records manager, depict advisers fretting over a fund raising scandal two weeks before Election Day. The diary shows a hardened staff, casual remarks about fund raisers, and skepticism about investigations, yet no overhaul of the system.
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Washington
Oval Office
Leon Panetta
Federal Election Commission
White House
Janis Kearney
Arkansas
Clinton
Bob Nash
Kearney
Karen Johnson-Cartee
University of Alabama
West Wing
Panetta
Mike McCurry
Riady
Midwest
FEC
Bob Dole
Congress
Clinton aide testifies before grand jury in Whitewater probe
Melanie Verveer, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief of staff, testified before the grand jury probing the Whitewater matter. She noted her former boss Maggie Williams has also been questioned, while Verveer offered few comments on the proceeding.
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Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Melanie Verveer
Whitewater
Verveer
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
White House
Maggie Williams
Congressional
Vincent Foster
Williams
Whitewater Grand Jury
Int
Kenneth Starr
Grand Jury
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Pomer
White House Steel
Ginte
Hillary City Rock
Ark
Law
Starr
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