Word: obstructionism
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Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato, whose Banking Committee is investigating Whitewater, said last week's revelations suggested a cover-up: "We have a difficult time believing that this was not a deliberate withholding," he said. "There is clearly a pattern of deception that is disturbing and troubling.'' Moreover, a counsel...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hillary Rodham Clinton's lawyer released 116 pages of legal billing records that detail work the First Lady and her then-colleagues at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock performed for Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan, a key focus of the Whitewater probe. Coming on the heals...
Citing the Rights and Responsibilities Resolution, Lewis said last week, "Interference with members of the University in performance of their normal duties and activities must be regarded as unacceptable obstruction of the essential processes of the University."
"Also, the Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities (which appears in the Handbook [for Students]) states, 'interference with members of the University in performance of their normal duties and activities must be regarded as unacceptable obstruction of the essential processes of the University."
Though such tidbits made for both titillating and amusing reading, McConnell made clear that in his view, the most serious charge was that Packwood attempted to obstruct the investigation by "deliberately altering and destroying relevant portions of his diaries." He told reporters that the obstruction charge would be referred to...