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...away with it. We let Clinton get off. There was lying under oath, coaching of witnesses, concealing of evidence and a subversion of the judicial system. If all this didn't amount at least to a high misdemeanor, what ever will? Now all the mendacious charmers out there will be looking for their chance. We have not seen the last of scoundrels with dazzling charisma. DUD GANN Cape Elizabeth, Maine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 15, 1999 | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...Groth's watch, nearly a dozen psychics have been arrested on charges ranging from fortunetelling, a selectively enforced misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail, to grand larceny, a felony. One clairvoyant allegedly convinced a client that rubbing her body with raw eggs and bathing in special potions would lift a curse. The cost of that exorcism? About $500,000. A similarly inventive psychic encouraged an undercover cop to buy 90 candles, at $55 each, to fend off evil spirits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I See a Policeman In Your Future... | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

After Albert was charged with forcible sodomy and sexual assault--the former charge carries a five years to life sentence--Albert's lawyers agreed to a plea arrangement that gave him a year's probation for misdemeanor assault and battery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How Latrell Was Born, and a Sportscaster Redeemed | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

...latest CD she charges Latin pop with rock 'n' roll to thrilling effect. Even when her music gets loud, Shakira's vibrant contralto remains sweet and expressive. The album's title translates as "Where are the thieves?" Missing out on this collection would be at least a misdemeanor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Donde Estan Los Ladrones? | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

Beer said he thinks the House of Representatives is not the forum for a discussion of whether Clinton committed perjury because his actions do not fit the constitutional criterion of a high crime or misdemeanor...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Community Defends President | 12/10/1998 | See Source »

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