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...unwanted sexual advances are not criminal offenses? Does he think, "O.K., I tried, I was turned down. No big deal"? As a woman who has been approached in a manner similar to Packwood's, I can say it's degrading and shocking. The fact that Packwood was allowed to resign and keep his $88,922 pension, rather than be expelled from the Senate, is insane. In most business environments, the offender would be fired without pension or severance, and possibly face criminal charges. For Packwood, his so-called punishment is merely a slap on the wrist; for the women...
Citing the pace of the job and the desire to spend more time with his family, White House counsel Abner Mikva said Wednesday he will resign on Nov.1, after less than a year on the job. "Mikva was brought in to bring the administration through this year of hearings," reports James Carney in Washington. "He's done that, and he's probably just wiped out." Replacing the 69-year-old Mikva will be Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff, Jack Quinn. The transition should be a smooth one, says Carney: "Quinn is ideal for the position...
Citing the pace of the job and the desire to spend more time with his family, White House counsel Abner Mikva said today he will resign on Nov.1, after less than a year on the job. "Mikva was brought in to bring the administration through this year of hearings," reports James Carney in Washington. "He's done that, and he's probably just wiped out." Replacing the 69-year-old Mikva will be Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff, Jack Quinn. The transition should be a smooth one, says Carney: "Quinn is ideal for the position...
Four hours later, and precisely 24 hours after first learning of the ethics panel's recommendation, Packwood stood on the floor of the Senate and spoke with humility. "Duty. Honor. Country," he said, his voice trembling. "It is my duty to resign. It is the honorable thing to do for this country, for this Senate." Thirty-three months after embarking on an often clumsy campaign of threats and lies to rescue his 27-year Senate career, Oregon's junior Senator had finally rediscovered his dignity. Bowing his head momentarily to blink back tears, Packwood delivered his valedictory: "I leave this...
Before a hushed and somber Senate, a teary Bob Packwood told his colleagues, "It is my duty to resign." The Oregon Republican's decision followed a stunning and unanimous vote by the Ethics Committee to recommend his expulsion. The committee issued its final report on the case, which found that Packwood had engaged in sexual misconduct against nearly a score of women, improperly sought a job for his wife from lobbyists and altered pertinent evidence. What ensued was a gripping 24-hour endgame that saw Packwood first declaring his intention to fight on in the full Senate, then slowly realizing...