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...That line of thinking was exactly what Kenneth Starr, the former Whitewater independent counsel who is now dean of Pepperdine Law School, had in mind when it was his turn to argue against overturning Prop. 8. Starr is serving as counsel to supporters of traditional marriage who received permission to argue on the initiative's behalf when it became clear that Attorney General Jerry Brown would most likely support efforts to strike down Prop. 8. "The issue before this iconic court has to do with the sovereignty of the people of California," Starr said. "We have heard a lot about...
...Lewinsky scandal—arrived at Harvard Law School yesterday night to deliver a talk on the Roberts court and its decisions on business cases, but during the course of the conversation, Starr’s controversial decision to work towards upholding Proposition 8 generated mixed views among students. Starr, a former United States solicitor general, was named as lead counsel for the official proponents of Proposition 8 last December. The California proposition, which eliminated same-sex couples’ right to marry, has remained a lightning rod of controversy since it was passed in November. While Starr...
Despite Randy Jackson's stock American Idol critique--"A little pitchy, dawg"--many beloved songs are actually off-pitch or out of tune. There's Ringo Starr on "With a Little Help from My Friends," of course, and just about every blues song slides into notes as opposed to hitting them dead on. Even Norah Jones, the poster girl of pure vocals, isn't perfect. "There's some wonderful imperfections of pitch on 'Don't Know Why' from Come Away with Me," says Anderson, "and most of the other tunes on the album as well. But I wouldn't want...
...There is plenty of evidence that Holder can turn a blind eye to politics. As U.S. Attorney in 1996, Holder prosecuted and sent to prison Representative Dan Rostenkowski, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. Two years later, as Deputy Attorney General, he gave independent counsel Kenneth Starr the legal authority to probe into Monica Lewinsky's relationship with President Clinton...
...nominee's closest friends and defenders acknowledge that Holder made mistakes in the Rich case. But they explain his support for the FALN clemency as simply executing the President's constitutional right to commute prison sentences. And they say his views of the Starr investigation evolved because of questionable actions by Starr, not White House pressure. Holder will have a chance to answer every challenge to his integrity. The Judiciary Committee will test how well those explanations hold...