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...suffered over her taped conversations with Lewinsky. But the White House spin machine appears ready to roll, with White House aide Sydney Blumenthal in the New York Times recounting some of the questions he faced from Starr's prosecutors in an effort to paint the investigation as a coy probe of the President's libido. But beyond getting his witnesses to elaborate on the definitions of what constitutes a sexual act, Starr's eyes are fixed on the prize: testimony from Lewinsky about a presidential cover...
...relatives involved in a possible crime get together and argue amongst themselves. That's what Diana's mother, Dodi's father and a whole host of passers-by from the fatal crash were doing in Paris Friday. Sources close to Judge Herve Stephan say it's a sign his probe is wrapping up. Stephan seems ready to put Diana's death down to drunk driver Henri Paul, and this is the last chance for those who blame the paparazzi, or an international conspiracy, to plead their case...
...into the ring to protect them from testifying. The Secret Service got a boost late Monday when the Justice Department filed a brief notice of intent to appeal last month's ruling from Judge Norma Holloway Johnson, which compelled Secret Service agents to testify in Ken Starr's Lewinsky probe. While that doesn't guarantee a DOJ appeal, it does leave the door open for Reno to challenge her own independent counsel in the courts...
...couple, both members of the class of '98, secretly married last year when they discovered she was pregnant. Today at West Point, having a baby can't get you thrown out, but wedlock can. The Army launched a probe into the couple's marital status earlier this year after the father acknowledged the union while filling out a pregraduation form detailing his housing needs. Army investigators confirmed that the pair were married clandestinely, and recommended to Lieut. General Daniel Christman, West Point's superintendent, that they be expelled. After all, that's been West Point's punishment for the very...
...have already won $40 billion, if you?re Indonesia?s new government. Attorney General Sudjono Atmonegoro today launched an official investigation into irregularities in the fortune amassed by ex-president Suharto?s family during the strongman?s 32-year kleptocracy. ?This probe is designed to calm the public clamor for the seizure of Suharto?s wealth,? says TIME correspondent William Dowell. ?It also allows President Habibie to assert his independence from his former mentor. Most importantly, though, it sends a message to the family -- they?d better start making plans to leave.? The Suhartos may want to find out whether...