Word: wright
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...wasn't exactly impeachment, but President Clinton has finally been punished for his wrongdoing in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. On Monday Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled Clinton was in contempt of court for giving "intentionally false" testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. The president has been ordered to compensate Jones for any legal expenses that resulted Jones for any legal expenses that resulted from his misleading testimony...
...applaud Judge Wright for finally calling the president to task for his misdeeds. Her finding-a civil, not a criminal, ruling-is a sanction appropriate to the president's offense. There is no doubt that the president lied during his deposition. But, given that the questionably motivated lawsuit was dismissed, it is reasonable that Judge Wright opted for the less-serious civil contempt citation...
...Senate hearings, not to mention the months of scurrilous investigation, have come to a conclusion with the ruling in this case. It is now time-especially with world affairs in such a tenuous state-for the focus to finally shift completely to matters of national security and prosperity. Judge Wright's ruling, fair and just as it is, should provide Clinton and the nation a sense of closure...
...director of the LCS, Michael L. Dertouzos, has worked with Bill Gates before so they had a pre-existing relationship," Wright said. "Also, the research coming out of the LCS is right up his (Gates) alley...
According to Wright, Microsoft has donated money to MIT before, but this is the first time the university received money from Gates personally. The funds came from the William H. Gates III foundation, Gates' personal charity foundation, which is worth over $6.5 billion...