Word: proving
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...tapes. The President's lawyers do not have the power to rescue her from this jeopardy. Indeed, they cannot offer her anything--or even talk to her. Starr can offer her full immunity. But he will not do so unless her story is consistent with what he wants to prove...
...claimed in 1995 that it had found evidence of ancient life in the Martian meteorite at left, there were plenty of skeptics. Now comes a paper in Science arguing that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from contamination on Earth rather than bacteria on Mars. That doesn't prove Martian microbes didn't sleep here--but it weakens the case...
Kaczynski has refused all along to be examined by prosecution psychiatrists because, his lawyers claimed, he has an innate, deep-seated fear of them. But in one of the biggest surprises of the week, Kaczynski agreed to be examined in order to prove that he could represent himself, thus putting himself in the position of a defendant who is probably mentally ill trying to appear normal so that he can escape a mental-illness defense...
Though he denies that the IRS is being used against Jones, Bennett wouldn't mind a review of the tax-exempt status of the Rutherford Institute, the conservative religious-liberty group paying part of her legal expenses. In an attempt to prove that Rutherford is pursuing nothing more than a political attack against the President, last month Bennett subpoenaed its financial records. He's also charging that donations to the separate Paula Jones Legal Fund are being diverted to pay for her hair care, jewelry and clothing. Institute leaders call the subpoena an attempt to harass them for defending Jones...
...Kwan had something to prove, though she carefully avoids the dread R word. Rivalry, after all, doesn't have a pretty past in women's skating, thanks to the thuggery of 1994. (This year, the biggest worry is autograph seekers; top competitors are escorted to the practice rink by security guards.) When asked about Lipinski, Kwan told TIME, "We respect each other, and I don't like to focus on any one name when I compete. She's just like any other competitor." Perhaps, but she was the competitor who mattered...