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Pete Wilson's decision to drop out of the Iowa caucus has rival GOP campaigns dismissing his candidacy, but it may be too early to count him out. West Coast bureau chief Jordan Bonfante notes that, given the $14 million it takes to run in the early round of caucuses and primaries starting with Iowa and New Hampshire, every candidate except Bob Dole will be forced to skip at least one. "You can put a price tag on Wilson's decision: $1.1 million. That's what it would cost to launch an effective grassroots campaign in Iowa, and Wilson...
...White House lawyers working on Whitewater were relieved last week when the 21-count felony indictment of Tucker and former Clinton business partners Susan and James McDougal didn't mention the Clintons-or Whitewater-at all. Starr hammered the point home: "The indictment does not charge criminal wrongdoing by President William Jefferson Clinton or First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton." To White House officials, this was vindication: Starr, they believe, has accepted their contention that the Whitewater mess was only one small scam in a host of shady deals by Jim McDougal...
...Clinton associates in the Whitewater deal were indicted by a federal grand jury in Little Rock. James McDougal and his former wife Susan were named in a 21-count indictment that included charges of fraud, conspiracy and making false statements to obtain federally backed loans. And there were 11 new charges against Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who did legal work for the failed savings and loan owned by the McDougals. (Tucker was indicted in June on separate charges.) President Clinton and his wife were not charged-as an accompanying press release from independent counsel Kenneth Starr pointed...
...another large question mark. Press accounts have touted him as the prosecution's "star witness," but he could also be a risky one, since the defense may allege that he is lying to save his skin. Reno and lead prosecutor Joseph Hartzler insist that Fortier was indicted on every count on which they had enough evidence to convict. He could get a maximum sentence of 23 years, though that might be reduced because of his cooperation...
Baseball Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Duke Snider face prison and fines as high as $250,000 for failing to report income from baseball memorabilia shows. McCovey pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion, while Snider admitted conspiracy to defraud the government by filing a false tax return...