Word: insist
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What Starr wants to know is whether anybody deliberately set out to compromise Tripp, his chief witness. Bacon and his deputy, Clifford Bernath--who were also deposed by Klayman, their depositions later subpoenaed by Starr--insist that the release of information about Tripp's application, which violated the federal Privacy Act, was an innocent mistake, not an order from the White House. Klayman is pleased but nonchalant about shepherding at least one target into Starr's line of fire. "Our goal," he says, "is not to help any investigation other than...
...uphold religious-school vouchers, and both sides in the bitter national debate over vouchers are calling this a watershed decision. "It has amazing potential to shake up the political landscape," says Clint Bolick of the Institute of Justice, which argues for voucher programs around the country. But opponents insist the court got the First Amendment law wrong and say they will win if the case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court...
Clinton will insist that he too supports the concept of one China and is not colluding in creating an independent Taiwan. But he will probably refuse to put that in writing, and he will not agree to stop selling modern weaponry to the Republic of China on Taiwan. The U.S. is caught right in the middle of one of the most explosive confrontations left in the world...
...naturally arose last week whether Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was nervous that Holbrooke would try to eclipse her, especially since he would like to have her job in a Gore administration. Albright's aides expressed shock that anyone could think such a thing. In fact, top Albright aides insist that she feels perfectly secure with her new underling. Before last week's announcement, the secretary had a private meeting with Clinton and assured him, "I have no problem with strong men around...
...Navy's Tomahawk missile are two of 34 as yet undebugged weapons systems cited in a report scheduled to be released this week. When pressed, Curtis admits that even the military's most "mission critical" systems--perhaps 2,800 in all--won't be ready in time. Officials insist that America's nuclear arsenal is more or less fail-safe, which means that if the computer systems go haywire, the missiles won't launch. Whether the same is true of Russia's nukes is an open question...