Word: defenders
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...outcome of the trial will not help Ken Starr?s own case later this week when he appears before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee to defend the independent counsel statute, which many on Capitol Hill would now like to see quietly buried. Starr will appear before the panel with his critics? accusations of overzealousness confirmed, in their eyes, by the verdict. In addition, Starr will be faced in the days ahead with another decision, which his congressional opponents will be eyeing very closely: Will he decide to retry McDougal on the deadlocked counts? Those who have criticized Starr...
Today marks the public release of the "Flynt Report," an 84-page, advertisement-free expose of the alleged sinful sex lives of our nation's Republican politicians. Beginning last October with his million-dollar bounty for Republican dirt, Flynt "Report" is the consummation of his vow to defend President Clinton from Sexual McCarthyism. And after spending $4 million on the project, Flynt's chief investigator Dan Moldera promised, "This is going to get dark, and it's going to get mean. We are not messing around anymore...
Though Flynt claims that his "Report' is part of his effort to defend President Clinton against the politics of personal destruction and reveal hypocritical congressmen, it is really a new low in the media's obsession with sex. Surely the "Report" is motivated by more than Flynt's support for President Clinton; he must be eager to earn back some of the $4 million by selling the magazine to impeachment followers that simply cannot get enough. Hopefully, Flynt will earn back only a small piece of the pie and the "report" will languish on magazine racks instead of revitalizing Sexual...
...love to hate [NATION, March 15]. When I read your article, however, my disdain was tempered by an unexpected admiration. She has lived out a fear most of us only dream about--suddenly finding oneself naked in public. What struck me was how Monica was able to defend herself without seeming defensive. This ability allowed her to appear poised, intelligent and charming--so much so that many people commented they could finally understand what the President saw in her. While I do not admire Monica for her self-centered, narrow view of the world, I do respect her courage...
...people who hurt the country. Her only real "crime" was to insist on controlling her own sex life. Ordinarily, I would be critical of a newsmagazine's neglecting major news issues to spotlight a minor celebrity. But I am happy you gave Monica a chance to defend herself. Perhaps her book profits will compensate in part for all the harm the government has unjustly caused her. DOMINICK FALZONE Los Angeles...