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...proceedings to investigate the possibility of jury tampering, but deciding that no harm had been done he later ordered the deliberations to resume on Monday. "The strange incident provided yet another indication that the jury is having a hard time deciding this case," says TIME Washington correspondent Viveca Novak, who has been following the trial...
...only according to the legal instructions they receive from the judge -- period. The McDougal jury has been struggling since it went into deliberations, however, sending out no fewer than three notes seeking clarification on various points, such as state of mind and the meaning of "innocent reason." Says Novak: "It's difficult to know, but they seemed to be begging to be informed about what might be a reasonable defense for contempt." The judge could have declared a mistrial as a result of the law book incident, but by deciding to keep the proceedings on track he provided a breather...
...Starr himself, but whether or not Congress should renew the independent counsel statute. For many senators on the panel, though, it will be difficult to separate the two. "To many legislators, he's exhibit A of why the statute should lapse," says TIME Washington correspondent Viveca Novak. Beyond sparking interest in the hearings, his testimony will likely do little to rescue the statute from an almost inevitable demise...
...Even if Starr comes across as a most genial and reasonable guy," says Novak, "it will be too little and too late to appease his many critics." To his opponents, his work exemplifies the problem of an out-of-proportion, if not out-of-control, probe. "Many on the Hill believe his investigation has sprawled too far, pulled in too many bystanders and cost too much," says Novak. Furthermore, Starr will arrive at the hearings with a self-dealt weakened hand: the current contempt prosecution of Susan McDougal -- her third major legal battle stemming from Starr's Whitewater investigation...
...belief in the rightness of her convictions. In the opening scene and when interacting with Creon she is almost like a rebellious teenager, nervous but defiant in the face of adult authority; though her battles have higher stakes than the average adolescent's. In a more humorous vein, B.J. Novak '01 is quite funny as a Union soldier--perhaps the original "bearer of bad news"--who stutteringly informs Creon of her Confederate nephew's burial. He later eagerly delivers Antigone to Creon, declaring his innocence in the burial as he does...