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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton, and on and on to 2,800 pages. Tucked inside were Monica's most graphic accounts of her sexual episodes with the President and the effect they had on her; blessed with what seems like a phonographic memory, she provided Starr with a voluptuous libretto of their phone-sex encounters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is There A Way Out? | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...this crucial moment it is not clear that anyone with stature also has the means and the will to nail down a deal. Early last week Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a friend of Starr's, tried to lay the foundation; he spent 20 minutes on the phone with Clinton, and though he didn't speak to Starr, has a good sense of how the guy ticks. Hatch imagined that the country might be spared a year of unnecessary public hanging if Clinton confessed more publicly and contritely than before, if the House agreed to a censure, and if Starr could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is There A Way Out? | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...irony of Lucas' situation is that until the Monica mess came along, he had the character issue in his favor. Williams is under investigation for apparent ethical lapses of his own, including making campaign phone calls from his statehouse office and improperly reporting the sale of land to a political ally to support his family while he campaigned. He has also been accused of indicating that he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy when in fact he left in his second year. Lucas argues that the scandal works to his advantage. "I have no fear," he says. "In fact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Monica Effect: A Democrat Shuns Clinton | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...MAIL FROM A PAY PHONE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Sep. 28, 1998 | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

Technology was supposed to make our lives simpler. Instead we're stuck with 40-lb. monitors, beeping cell phones and a rat's nest of cables. Now JVC and Sharp are making truly simple handheld devices for sending and receiving e-mail. Users just type a note, dial a toll-free number on any phone, then hold the device up to the mouthpiece while short, modemlike screeches indicate that messages are being transmitted. Available this fall, JVC's $100 HC-E100 and Sharp's $150 TelMail require a $10 monthly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Sep. 28, 1998 | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

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