Word: dealing
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...same, a deal is not a foregone conclusion. Earlier Whitewater targets have complained that Starr and his prosecutors demand very specific testimony in exchange for immunity. Just as Susan McDougal and Webb Hubbell have done, Lewinsky and her lawyers may decide he wants more than they can reasonably--or truthfully--give him. "Starr's record has been to try to persuade and pressure witnesses to tell them what he needs," says former presidential aide Lanny Davis. "These two [lawyers] will not put up with that...
...beginning of the end came in early May, when the Lewinsky family decided to bring in Judy Smith, who had worked in George Bush's press office, to deal with the media. Sources said Smith, a media adviser for Marcia Lewis' lawyer, Billy Martin, since the scandal broke, was brought in over the objections of Ginsburg, who thought he was handling Monica's public relations just fine. But the Lewinskys were exasperated by his TV appearances and his public feuding with Starr. Sources also said Ginsburg had angered Lewinsky's father by submitting hefty, unitemized bills. Ginsburg denies he objected...
...have ever read about Frank Sinatra [SHOW BUSINESS, May 25]. His contribution to the world of entertainment was so great because he gave it his "all." And for that reason, his faults, whatever they may have been in the minds of his listeners, were "nothing at all." JOE KAZANCHY Deal...
...other things that India does truly need, like food, water, adequate sanitation and a decent sports bar. The very idea that a nation as poor as India would so desperately want the Bomb is a sign that its national priorities are skewed. Is this how it intends to deal with poverty, overpopulation and disease? PHIL PERRIER Watkinsville...
...hardball, but he wraps his barbs in gentlemanly tones. "He can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip," says John Moscow of the Manhattan district attorney's office. Like all good lawyers, Cacheris knows that in many cases, a deal beats a court fight hands down. Beneficiaries of his bargaining skills include Fawn Hall, the former secretary to Oliver North who won immunity in exchange for testimony, and Ames, who faced a possible death sentence until Cacheris secured a life-in-prison plea bargain. But Cacheris is also a natural...