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...keep it that way. The small eight-person select committee he assembled Wednesday to address the issue is built for discretion and dignity, and its Republican chairman, Christopher Cox, has already achieved in his first round of interviews a credibility level of which Dan Burton never dreamed. In the GOP, the word is out: This is a big one. Let's not fumble the ball...
...letter, GOP members of congress said "such comments are repugnant to the notion of religious freedom," and they asked Clinton to repudiate Blumenthal's remarks...
...Hubbell tapes. One small success for the Democrats: They managed to block Burton's attempt to give immunity to four potential committee witnesses, whom Chairman Dan believes possess key knowledge of illegal foreign donations to the Clinton campaign. Now Newt Gingrich will transfer the immunity issue to a GOP-dominated committee -- and Burton lives to shoot pumpkins another...
...With the public ever more on Clinton's side, Gingrich's tactic seems a little badly timed. Why go negative now? Because, says TIME congressional correspondent James Carney, the Speaker is taking the fall for the entire GOP. "To win in November, Republicans have to motivate their base." And the Lewinsky investigation is one heck of a wedge issue. Never mind about Newt 2000 -- "Gingrich is not as sure about running for President as he once was," adds Carney. Greater love hath no man than he lay down his candidacy for his party. With Gingrich promising to mention this...
...Raines, the budget negotiations' success hinged on realizing "the importance of knowing...what [the GOP's] position...