Word: counsels
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when the Vice President visited their temple. More ominous are new revelations about the dialing-for-dollars effort that Gore mounted from his White House office in 1995 and 1996, which may turn out to be the misstep that lands the entire mess in the hands of an independent counsel. This would be the fifth to find work investigating various transgressions alleged against top Clinton Administration officials. The Justice Department last week began a formal, 30-day preliminary look to determine whether an outside prosecutor is warranted, threatening to make the campaign-finance scandal another wide-ranging, Whitewater-like saga...
...happening in 1997 rather than 1999. George Bush, after all, survived much worse with the Iran-contra hearings grabbing the nation's attention only months before the New Hampshire primary. A senior Gore aide says this period will ultimately be remembered merely as "bumpy air." But if an independent counsel enters the picture, dragging out an investigation, the taint of scandal could endure for Gore right up to the 2000 primaries. Says an adviser to one of Gore's rivals: "The thought has occurred...
Teresa sent her to law school and made her the Missionaries' legal counsel. In 1965 Nirmala traveled to Venezuela to establish the order's first overseas mission; four years later, she was called back to Calcutta to join its contemplative wing, which emphasizes the mystical power of prayer, something dear to the heart of Teresa. As time went on, Nirmala acted as Teresa's nurse and companion. Now it is her turn to rely on Teresa's spiritual guidance. Even though she may be afraid, she has said, "Looking at God, I am sure I will be able...
...GORE Did somebody say independent counsel? Looks like the Veep will tote baggage into...
...White House, the focus is on one of his top aides and money-raisers, Peter Knight. TIME reports that Knight is the target of a Justice Department investigation over his Clinton-Gore ?96 campaign activities. Although Janet Reno is refusing to turn over the investigation to an independent counsel, Justice is probing Knight's connections to a Massachusetts manufacturer that won $33 million in contracts and breaks from the Clinton Administration ? while raising $132,000 for the President and his party. TIME?s Senior Washington Correspondent Michael Weisskopf reports Knight provided access to Gore while lobbying for Molten Metal Technology...