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...civil officers had been added as an afterthought. Throughout the impeachment debate, the founders' wary eyes were almost exclusively on the President. But only once has the full machinery they designed been put into action-against President Andrew Johnson, who had come to office upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Everything You Wanted to Know About Impeachment | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

...that some of Israel's strongest supporters are liberals who led antiwar sentiment in the U.S. during the Viet Nam years. The Senate resolution urging the continued delivery of Phantom fighter-bombers and other war materials was introduced by, among others, Viet Nam Doves Jacob K. Javits and Abraham Ribicoff. Among the "American Professors for Peace in the Middle East" who signed an ad in the New York Times advocating support of Israel was Martin Peretz, an assistant professor of social studies at Harvard and a major contributor to George McGovern's campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mideast War: Doves for War | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

...will be difficult for the defense attorneys "to investigate leaks without being given access to the entirety of the Government's case, which is wrong." The broad powers to fish for any information they want could also be used to harass the prosecution. Says Columbia Law Professor Abraham Sofaer: "No one's ingenuity could possibly anticipate all the ways the defense lawyers could misuse this power." In addition, the threat of being subpoenaed could intimidate some newsmen and keep them from pursuing stories unfavorable to Agnew. Because he is, after all, a high-ranking public figure, continued scrutiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE COURTS: Leaks, the Law and the Press | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...Randy, Michael Mitchell as Alec, Bernie Holmberg as their producer (both of them were "in the theater," they explain, before they inherited the hotel), and George Clark as Cousin Warren keep everything except Uncle Harold's corpse (and maybe even that) above water most of the time. Lee Abraham, who directed and also plays Cosmic Debris, stands out--he's polished and in command all the way through...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg, | Title: Closet Corpses | 10/6/1973 | See Source »

...original musical farce by Michael Bronski, directed by Lee Abraham. Opens tonight at 8 at the Loeb Ex, where tickets are free if you get them a day in advance, and generally even...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the stage | 10/4/1973 | See Source »

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