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...they think is a better horse: attorney-client privilege. "The lawyers think they found something in Judge Johnson's decision last week that overrules the 8th Circuit decision which ruled that the privilege doesn't apply to government lawyers working on criminal cases involving public officials," says Tumulty. The upshot: The White House will let Sidney Blumenthal testify and is circling the legal wagons around the man who almost certainly knows all there is to know -- Bruce Lindsey. The White House says Lindsey is Clinton's lawyer first and a government employee second; Starr would have it the other...
...buyout program drew snipes from Democrats, who accused Lott of bursting the bipartisan bubble the bill had enjoyed thus far. Responded Lott: "If you don't want us to try to find a way to deal with children smoking and drug abuse by children . . . go right ahead." The upshot: this could take a while...
WASHINGTON: Eyeball to eyeball with the Justice Department, Microsoft blinked. Just hours before Janet Reno was set to announce a new federal and state antitrust suit against the software firm, Microsoft attorneys arrived bearing what one state lawyer called "major concessions." The upshot: Redmond will not ship Windows 98 to computer makers until Monday. A source close to the negotiations told TIME Daily there "will be a cooling off period" and that "there will be no action" Thursday. "All this means," the source said, "is that the discussion continues...
...Second, a New York Times report says White House lawyers are waging a clandestine court battle over executive privilege -- invoking it not just in Clinton's name, but in Hillary's and Bruce Lindsey's too. The upshot: Starr looks like a profligate, and Clinton looks like he's doing some major stonewalling. Nobody wins...
...Weather Channel: "Painted Faces" Sure, the 24-hr. channel could tout its forecasts. But this inspired campaign wants you to know that "if hell freezes over, you'll hear it here first." In a weather-themed bar, two rabid tube watchers breathlessly await the weekend outlook. The upshot is as clear as a blue sky: "Weather fans, you're not alone...