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...Republican Congress is unlikely to bail Clinton out. But TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan says that although the White House will rue the decision for selfish reasons, the Secret Service is genuinely worried about future presidents ducking out of agents' earshot -- and into danger. "They sincerely think the next assassination of a president will be on Ken Starr's hands," he says. For that reason, an appeal to the Supreme Court seems likely -- and that of course would be fine with the White House; that court is on break until October...
...Reported by Jay Branegan, James Carney, John F. Dickerson and Karen Tumulty/Washington
...Monday address to Beijing University students -- and their feisty response at question time -- was also broadcast live to a nation unused to viewing any unscripted politics. "Saturday's candid exchange on camera could help Clinton silence critics in Washington who opposed his China visit," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "And that could only help China...
...government officials elected rather than appointed by the party, and the reduction of their powers, is a step in a democratic direction. "Party functionaries no longer control a family's access to rice or sugar or fertilizer, and that leads to greater freedom in other areas," says TIME correspondent Jay Branegan. "If you don't need the local party leader in order to have your grain, you don't have to toe the line as much...
...will fuel domestic criticism over the President's trip, the dissident issue is unlikely to disrupt the overall purpose of the visit. "Clinton is not going to China to undermine its regime, he's there to do business and build a long-term relationship," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "Although he'll meet with Hong Kong's elected democrats, seeking meetings with dissidents would be taken as an insult by Beijing, and that's not his purpose." Still, by arresting dissidents a day after refusing entry visas to journalists from Radio Free Asia, Jiang Zemin's government...