View: Ethics questions stain Gore campaign amid alleged trial-lawyer favors
A 1995 memo suggested soliciting Walter Umphrey for a $100000 donation to fund TV buys in Gore’s 1996 bid. Subsequent large contributions from Umphrey’s firms followed, prompting calls for a Justice Department probe and independent counsel to curb soft money amid campaign finance practices.
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Kiss reaction and Wen Ho Lee critique in syndicated column
Monacharen analyzes The Kiss as a political trope with limited proof and questions Clinton’s handling of Wen Ho Lee. The piece also critiques Hollywood’s stance on violence, Eminem, and free market defense by Danny Goldberg, noting a sharp stance on morality and race. Charen, a former Reagan speech writer, frames these debates with skepticism toward sensational claims.
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Janet Reno under fire over Wen Ho Lee case and Waco record
Stephen Chapman critiques Janet Reno blaming her for the Wen Ho Lee prosecution errors and the Waco raid. He notes the judge’s apology to Lee and Reno’s reluctance to accept fault amid a broader DOJ pattern of miscarriages of justice and racial disparities in capital punishment.
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