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...prepared to forgive and forget Clinton's misdeeds, but neither are we looking forward to another limitless crusade without concern for law and decency. A Congressional investigation within the bounds of the Constitution may help restore a sense of order to this process--a sense broached by a reckless and partisan independent counsel investigation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Case Continues | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...perfect microcosm of national opinions and adopts a cover to keep the townspeople from getting self-conscious. In fact, I sometimes imagine James Stewart having coffee in our kitchen, disguised as a UPS deliveryman. "Some people on the route are saying that the President's actions were reckless and inexcusable," James Stewart says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America, C'est Moi | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...when it counted. Last year, up for a new contract and trying to impress his owners with gaudy numbers, he hit 36 homers but made a mess of it on the way, leading the league in strikeouts, having a worse on-base percentage than some pitchers and being so reckless on the bases that his normally mellow manager had to scream at him in the dugout on live television. His obsession with individual accomplishment led him to commission a giant "30-30" pendant necklace to celebrate his 30 homers and 30 stolen bases. His license plate read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Slam | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...sign when you want the Speaker of the House to keep his mouth closed. We've spent the better part of the 104th Congress hoping that Newt Gingrich would zip it, and his reckless comments have resulted in his being considered merely laughable even when he occasionally says something rational...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Speakers' Corner | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

...subject: "I think the definition should include any criminal acts, plus a willful failure of the President to fulfill his duty to uphold and execute the laws of the United States," the candidate replied. "The third factor that I think constitutes an impeachable offense would be willful, reckless behavior in office, just totally incompetent conduct in the office and the disregard of the necessities that the office demands." Years later, Whitehead would found the Rutherford Institute, which financed a sexual-harassment lawsuit aimed at toppling a President. And years later, the candidate would be sitting in the Oval Office, still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We, The Jury | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

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