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Nation's eyes focus on tapes: Testimony released to the public
WASHINGTON (AP) - By turns humble and defiant, President Clinton tussled with prosecutors over "the truth of my relationship" with Monica Lewinsky in a grand jury deposition released yesterday by Congress and broadcast unedited across a broad spectrum of American television.
Reaction in Ann Arbor mirrors nation
Frustration swept from an East Quad residence hall room to the halls of the Capitol Building yesterday morning as President Bill Clinton's embarrassing grand jury testimony was broadcast around the globe.
Whether or not they believed Clinton should remain in the Oval Office, students and politicians were surprised to see their president split legal hairs in front of the grand jury.
Scandal may affect curricula
While it plays out in Washington D.C. and the media, the Clinton scandal has found its way onto the University campus.
Professors and students are talking about the controversy, but most professors say they do not plan to incorporate the Presidential philandering into the structure of the class.
Clinton calls for fight against terrorism at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Keeping his public focus on international events, President Clinton renewed a global call to arms against terrorism yesterday and attacked the idea that it is mainly an American problem of American making.
"This is a threat to all humankind," Clinton said in a 21-minute speech to the opening of the 53rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The hundreds of delegates gave Clinton a rare standing ovation as he was introduced in the cavernous hall at U.
Report says tech funding too low
President Clinton's Information Technology Advisory Committee recently said in a written report that the federal government is not providing the funding needed for technology research, especially in the areas of information and communication technology.
Olympic runner FloJo dies at age 38
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - Florence Griffith Joyner died yesterday at age 38, just a decade after dazzling Olympic track with speed and glamour that have never been matched.
A triple gold medalist at the Seoul Olympics and still the fastest woman ever, "FloJo" was known as much as her skintight running suits, her flowing hair and her glittering fingernails as her stunning times.
Around the Nation: Congress urged to give farmer payouts
HOLTON, Kan. - A clamor is rising in Congress and the Clinton administration to provide emergency payouts to farmers in the face of the worst agricultural crisis in decades. But here in the heartland of rural America, where combines are lumbering noisily over undulating farmlands in the annual ritual of reward, folks tend to take a longer view of things.
Around the World: Serb leader concedes defeat to hard-liner
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - In a serious setback to U.S. efforts to build a lasting peace in Bosnia, moderate nationalist Serb leader Biljana Plavsic has conceded defeat to a hard-liner in this month's elections.
The United States and other Western powers openly promoted Plavsic as the best alternative to more strident Serb nationalists allied with indicted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
Survey calls consulting good career choice
This year's crop of seniors are beginning to realize they must decide on a plan for their future, and for many, consulting is a popular choice.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers' salary survey, 9.3 percent of technical jobs and 7.6 percent of non-technical jobs offered to graduating seniors this year have been in the consulting field.
'U' prof. studies victims of human rights violations
About two months after the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed public hearings on the human rights violations that occurred during 50 years of apartheid rule, many wonder if the commission, directed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu achieved its goal of healing and forgiveness.
Students rally for Fieger, Democrats
The band Kung Fu Diesel tried to energize the Union Ballroom crowd last night, but the 125 people did not come to life until the man everyone was waiting to see stepped into the room.
Sporting a blue blazer over a T-shirt featuring a picture of himself, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger shook hands with crowd members as he walked to the microphone at the front of the stage. "What time is it?" Fieger yelled out. The crowd screamed back, "It's Fieger time!"
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Iran appeals to U.N. for talks
UNITED NATIONS -Iranian President Mohammad Khatemi, whose country stands on the brink of war with Afghanistan's dominant Taliban movement, appealed to the United Nations yesterday to bring all the feuding Afghan factions into negotiations to permit "the tyrannized and destitute Afghan people to freely determine their own destiny.
Hurricane Georges pounds Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A menacing Hurricane Georges cut a swath through the northeast Caribbean yesterday, packing winds as high as 130 mph and churning up 20-foot seas. Thousands took shelter from the storm in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Feds look into Ford floor mats
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal safety agency is investigating whether drivers floor mats on some late model Ford F-150 pickup trucks can creep up on the gas pedal, potentially leading to motorists losing control of pickups.
Forty-nine consumers complained the mats slid out of position on some of the popular pickups from model years 1997 and 1998, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a monthly report on its auto investigations released yesterday.
Rioters challenge Malaysian leader
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Demonstrators demanding reform clashed with police in Kuala Lumpur for a second day yesterday, challenging the authority of Malaysia's autocratic prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, the longest-serving leader in Southeast Asia.
IPOs lag during unsettled market
The stock market's dizzying swings have unnerved not only investors, but have slammed the brakes on the once speeding business of initial public offerings.
Internet providers seek cable access
WASHINGTON - Fearful that a new generation of high-speed cable and wireless networks will relegate them to the towpath of the information highway, America Online Inc. and other Internet service providers are lobbying government and industry officials for access to those networks.
President Clinton's grand jury testimony
Judiciary committee says tapes change nothing
WASHINGTON - Rep. Christopher Cannon (R-Utah) heard "some pretty bizarre things" spoken "in a pretty reasonable voice." Rep. Thomas Barrett (D-Wis.) who braced for the worst, thought it might have been "a wash."
But these and other members of the House Judiciary Committee agreed that while the release of President Clinton's videotaped grand jury testimony yesterday did not decide the case against him, it made a formal impeachment inquiry increasingly more probable.
Tapes fail to stir controversy some opponents expected
WASHINGTON - Billed in advance as a potential political earthquake, President Clinton's videotaped testimony before independent counsel Kenneth Starr's grand jury hit Washington yesterday with only a fraction of the force Democrats had feared and Republicans had anticipated.
Intern was Starr's best witness
WASHINGTON (AP) - Circled dates in her calendar. Never-sent letters. Indiscreet conversations. Even before she agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, Monica Lewinsky had created a trail of evidence about an affair she says was grounded in love and "a little bit of obsession.
Professors discuss scandal in classes: n Lecturers call for caution when coming to
The Monica Lewinsky scandal became a hot topic of discussion in classes today as the nation got its first look at President Clinton's August 17 grand jury testimony. In his class on contemporary political issues, political science Prof. Gregory Markus devoted the first 15 minutes of his lecture to the subject.
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