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...member himself, Lott didn't trust the House managers to muster the requisite dignity and restraint. And he knew that once witnesses were called, he would have little choice but to allow the President's lawyers time for discovery. If witnesses requested immunity, or refused to appear without a subpoena, the crocuses would be up before the defense rested...
...precooked trial blueprint. Now set to start at 1 p.m. (ET) Thursday, the process has been apportioned rather neatly: 24 hours of Senate floor time each for the House managers and the President, and 16 hours for senators' questions. Then comes the firefight: competing resolutions on whether to subpoena witnesses, followed by the up-and-down votes that will determine the course -- and perhaps the outcome -- of this impeachment trial...
...dedicated to fair play and consensus, why has his investigation--which dragged bit players before grand juries, interrogated a White House aide about his media contacts, issued a subpoena for bookstore records and forced Secret Service agents to testify about the man they protect--so often seemed wild and obsessive...
BUDDY The First Pooch is accused of biting a Marine's hand. Expect a subpoena from Starr...
...causing the collapse of the U.S.S.R., organizing the assault on the parliament in October 1993 and instigating the war in Chechnya, among other offenses. So far, none of the star witnesses--Yeltsin and other Kremlin bosses--have shown up to testify, something Filimonov blames on his lack of subpoena power. Still, the committee has already voted on the first three counts, and Yeltsin has lost each time. While Filimonov concedes there's scant chance of removing Yeltsin, he has other plans: "At the very least, we're laying the groundwork for a case against the President once he retires...