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Still, the accusations flew, a committeeconvered to investigate, some council membersattempted--and failed--to impeach her. Prabhuultimately resigned from the council, leaving acryptic letter as explanation...
During all this, the House Judiciary Committee, headed by New Jersey's Democratic Congressman Peter Rodino, had been conducting hearings on impeachment. It soon decided to impeach Nixon on three counts: obstruction of justice, abuse of presidential powers and defiance of the committee's subpoenas...
...fest" stems from the perception that the First Lady is "too accomplished, too powerful, too darn inexcusably uppity." But some 50 readers have harsh words for Hillary. While the milder critics deem her a "political liability," at least one person suggests aggressive action, asking, "Is there any way to impeach Hillary...
Before he was elected speaker of the House in 1977, O'Neill was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War in the '60s--then a risky political stance--and he helped lead the effort to impeach then-President Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate scandal...
...proposed constitution significantly enhances Yeltsin's power. He has the right to name the prime minister, to dissolve parliament, and to appoint the head of the Central Bank, a crucial position in Russia's fledgling market economy. The constitution also makes it difficult to impeach the president, requiring a two-thirds majority of parliament and the consent of the constitutional court, the judicial arm of the Russian government. And by casting doubt on his earlier promise to hold presidential elections in 1994, Yeltsin may have also secured his position until...