 |
 |
 |
The pressure mounts: Both parties push for punishment
WASHINGTON - President Clinton and his attorneys came under growing pressure yesterday from Democrats as well as Republicans to concede that he lied under oath, as alleged by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and to throw himself at the mercy of the American people and Congress.
Dems: Clinton crisis may hurt voter turnout
While White House lawyers struggle to save the President's job, congressional candidates across the state are busy discussing the ramifications of the Clinton scandal on their political careers.
Each of Michigan's 110 House of Representatives seats are up for election this year, but Ann Arbor's two representatives - Democrats Liz Brater and Mary Schroer - said they believe the scandal will not have a great effect on state politics.
'U' regents election will focus on tuition
Containing the cost of tuition may be a major issue in this November's University Board of Regents election.
The terms of Regents Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor) and Shirley McFee (R-Battle Creek) will end this November, leaving two seats up for grabs.
Former governor, civil rights foe dies
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace, the one-time firebrand segregationist who was paralyzed by a would-be assassin's bullet as he campaigned for the presidency in 1972, died yesterday. He was 79.
Wallace was born Aug. 25, 1919, in Clio, in the rural, row-crop country of southeastern Alabama.
'Frasier,' 'Practice' make perfect as Emmys turn 50
The past and the future of television were the focus of the 50th Annual Prime Time Emmy awards last night in Los Angeles where Must-See TV's new flagship show "Frasier" made history as the television industry celebrated its own history.
Around the Nation: Pilots review tentative settlement
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Leaders of striking pilots at Northwest Airlines spent much of Saturday going over a proposed contract settlement that could end the strike that has grounded planes since Aug. 28.
''We're always optimistic; we always wanted to negotiate a settlement,'' said Paul Omodt, a spokesperson for the pilots union, as he arrived at a downtown hotel where the union's 17-member Master Executive Council was to decide whether to accept the agreement, reject it or put it to a full vote of the 6,200-member union.
Around the World: Tensions rise after Afghan militia action
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Fears of a military clash between Iran and Afghanistan rose to new levels yesterday as the Afghan Taliban militia announced it had taken control of an opposition stronghold with strong ties to Iran.
Mullah Wakil Ahmad, chief spokesperson for the Taliban, said its forces had seized Bamian, a town in central Afghanistan that is the capital of the country's Shiite Muslim minority. Afghanistan's Shiite community, which numbers more than 600,000, maintains strong spiritual and political ties with Iran, whose population is predominantly Shiite.
Parking to be improved by ramp
Downtown shoppers will soon have another option in the Ann Arbor parking game.
Soon the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority will act on year-old plans to renovate the parking structure on the corner of Fourth Street and Washington Street.
3-year-old Half Shekel campaign kicks off again
The three-year-old United Jewish Appeal Half Shekel Campaign, which started up again last night, is sending out its old message in a new way.
"It's not about money, it's about people," said Hillel Executive Director Michael Brooks, who is also the creator of the program.
Students rush to get involved as Festifall attracts large crowd
Crowding the Diag with giveaways, pamphlets and thousands of students, the largest Festifall ever introduced campus newcomers to the University's organizations Friday.
Music first-year student Lisa Garcia said she attended Festifall to find out more about what the University offered and she was amazed at the number of groups on campus.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
'U' profs shed light on scandal
Echoing reaction that has filled television screens and newspapers around the world, University professors say the sex scandal in the White House is of considerable importance to the nation's perception of the President.
History Prof. Sidney Fine, who teaches a two-term course on 20th-Century American history, said he will now have to rewrite his lectures on Clinton for spring term.
Campus computers too busy for Clinton
Like the thousands of Americans who crowded the Internet this weekend to view the online version of Kenneth Starr's report on President Clinton's sex scandal, many University students sat in front of computer terminals yesterday afternoon searching the Web.
Students digest Starr report with mix of disgust, apathy
As shockwaves from the 445-page report detailing the affair between President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky rippled around the nation, University students responded yesterday with a mix of disgust and indifference.
"I think he should get the same sentence as any other American," said LSA sophomore Shavara Srabian. "If that means impeachment for lying, not for the affair, he should be impeached."
The Starr Report: Excerpts from the independent counsel's 445-page report sent to Congress.
09-14-98
should be sent to: daily.letters@umich.edu | should be sent to: online.daily@umich.edu |