Word: confirming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...waiting, President Clinton is reportedly ready to take his biggest legal leap against Ken Starr. According to several news organizations, Clinton has began steps to invoke executive privilege in an attempt to edit top aide Bruce Lindsey's testimony before Starr's grand jury. White House aides would neither confirm nor deny the report...
Campbell said he then contacted those nominated and asked them to confirm, via e-mail, that they wished to run for the slated positions...
...story generally had what appears to be credible sources attesting that Lewinsky had at least boasted of the existence of such a dress. Nevertheless, the dress story provides a window on the tough judgment calls about facts, and sources of facts, that must be made in reporting difficult-to-confirm stories in today's lightning-paced media environment. And it shows the occasional slipups that occur as a story reverberates through today's journalistic echo chamber, changing slightly each time it is repeated...
...Everything' means everywhere an applicant has lived, references still living in each place of residence who will confirm that the applicant once lived there, all visas and passports for other countries the applicant has held, and so on. This "background check" is then used to determine whether or not a given individual will pose a serious security risk...
...Which will no doubt come as a relief to the White House. But can they really rest easy? According to TIME magazine, Clinton pal Bruce Lindsey -- the ?keeper of secrets? -- is in Starr?s sights. Clinton aides would not confirm or deny Monday that Lindsey, the No. 2 in Clinton?s counsel?s office, had been subpoenaed. They?ll be meeting with prosecutors this week to discuss what they privately describe as Starr?s ?unreasonable? demands for documents...