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...political, not a criminal, process, designed to remove officials who abuse their powers. Law professors use an example: if a Senator moves to the Bahamas and refuses to return, she isn't committing a crime, but she is abusing her office. Conversely, if she shoplifts from the Georgetown Gap, we probably shouldn't impeach her for such a petty crime. Says Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe: "The criminal process typically serves [to impose] punishment. Impeachment is a prophylactic device, to deter certain behavior and cleanse the body politic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Exactly Are High Crimes and Misdemeanors? | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

Educational Background: Harvard College, Georgetown University Law Center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Democrats for the 28th Middlesex District | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

Deborah Tannen, Georgetown professor of linguistics and author, most recently, of The Argument Culture, was asked by NOTEBOOK's Tam Gray to help us understand Bill Clinton's approach to apologizing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 14, 1998 | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

Intellectuals have just about accepted pornography's place in pop culture. This month's World Pornography Conference in Los Angeles, sponsored by California State University at Northridge, included a Georgetown University professor talking about "Gonzo Pornography." Keynote speaker Nadine Strossen, president of the A.C.L.U. and author of Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women's Rights, says, "My very strong impression is that the tide has turned." Of the $10 billion sex industry, she says, "It's not 10 perverts spending $1 billion a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Porn Goes Mainstream | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

Last Saturday night, during a visit to Washington, D.C., several friends and I were standing on a street corner deciding whether to walk to Ben & Jerry's in Georgetown or just buy a pint of ice cream at 7-11. As youths that still enjoy the novelty of independence in a big city, we were confident, lighthearted and safe. It was easy to forget that there is trouble in the world...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: POSTCARD FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

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