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ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON?Independent Counel
Kenneth Starr opened the third presiential
impeachment inquiry in the
ation's history Thursday by chargig
before a bitterly divided House Juiciary
Committee that President Clinm
"misused his authority and power"
o impede civil and criminal cases
gainst him. Amid Democratic assaults
n his report to Congress, the prosecu
)r declared, 1 stand behind each word
fit."
Clinton's actions over the last
ear "constitute a pattern of obstrucon
that is fundamentally inconsistent
nth the president's duty to faithfully
xecute the law," Starr said.
Democrats immediately made their
ase before a national television audince
that the president had not been
reated fairly. They skewered the proscutor
whose investigation of a presiential
affair prompted the impeachlent
inquiry. Rep. John Conyers,
>-Mich., called Starr a "federally paid
ex policeman spending millions of dolirs
to trap an unfaithful spouse" and
barged the prosecutor had an "obsesion"
with getting Clinton.
Starr sat emotionless through the
arrage. But when Democratic comlittee
counsel Abbe Lowell suggested
tarr needlessly used inflammatory
mguage and drew conclusions about
Clinton's conduct in his report to Conress
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"You're never going to stop learnig
how to [write], and how to do it betir,"
she said. "It stays interesting."
Pauley knew she would have to adist
her style to fit the content of the
ews magazine show.
"Maturing as a storyteller meant
o longer conducting mere five minute
iterviews ... I found myself conductig
two-hour interviews."
Pauley noted the importance of
Dateline" doing well on NBC. She redied
the strength of NBC's morning
ad evening news programs, but also
s repeated failures at establishing a
ews magazine program.
loundtable discu
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The resignation of education profes
as discussed as well.
Dickerson said, while USC is alwaj
ed minority professors, it is tough to
:her schools are offering.
"I think that it is a reason, but it
roblem that we're not looking into th
hy Dr. Pigford left and why other pre
shind her and why they are not comi
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nent inqui
enter's report a quarter centuiy ago ?
Starr bristled.
His report reflected "the views of
some of the most experienced prosecutors
in the country. I stand behind it
because it is mine.i stand behind each
wnrH nf it." Starr sniH
Starr was the leadoff witness for the
historic event, with nine television networks
carrying the hearing live from
the same room where the last impeachment
proceedings against Richard
Nixon convened.
"The hearing today is not a trial.
It is not White House versus Starr. Nor
is it Republican versus Democrat,"
Chairman Henry Hyde exhorted his
colleagues, urging them to determine
whether the nation should allow a president,
who prosecutors have concluded
lied under oath, to remain in office. He
promised to provide Clinton "unlimited
time" if he chose to testify.
The hearings opened with rancor
as Republicans thwarted a Democratic
request to give the president's lawyer
more time to cross-examine Starr. After
frequent interruptions by Democrats,
Hyde snapped, "You are disrupting
the continuity of this meeting."
Seeking to end the threat to Clin
ton's presidency and prevent a permanent
blot on his legacy, the White
House sent Clinton's private lawyer,
David Kendall, to interrogate Starr and
make a case on the president's behalf.
Kendall, who has accused Starr in court
of prosecutorial misconduct, sat with a
squadron of Wfote House lawyers facin
college teaching and scholarship
in a traditional humanistic discipline
may apply. Stipends of
$14,500 in addition to tuition and
fees will be awarded. Call 7770958
for more information. Deadline
for application is Dec. 7.
Tau Beta Pi
announces fellowship
Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor
society, is awarding $10,000 cash
fellowships to graduate students
and seniors planning on pursuing
graduate study. Applicants must
be members of Tau Beta Pi, have
high scholarship, strong faculty recommendations,
extracurricular contributions
and a well-planned
course of study. Call 777-0958 for
more information.
Study abroad
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Outstanding undergraduates and
graduates from all academic and
professional disciplines of study
may apply to study abroad. The
scholarships are $8,000 per semester.
For more information, call 7777461
or 777-0958. The graduate
'sses resignation o,
. 2 Pigford resigne
ment to diversity i
isor Aretha Pigford tration.
"The issue for i
rs looking for quali- we have come a loi
match the salaries the Sept. 25 issu
needs to be evidenl
;'s also part of the fUSC has] such a j
e underlying issue The next sched
ifessors are leaving idential Roundtabl
ng here," Hoffman Asst. News Ed
ticl<f
application deadline is Jan. 15.
The undergraduate application
deadline is Jan. 19.
Udall Scholarships
available
Sophomores or jurfiors with interest
in environmental public policy,
and Native American and Alaska
Native sophomores or juniors with
interest in health career tribal pubhe
policies may apply. Expenses
for tuition, fees, books, and room
and board (up to $5,000) will be
awarded. Applicants must be nominated
by the university. Call 7770958
for more information. The application
deadline is Jan. 19. .
journalism career, si
we went on tne air ana created our
own persona, our own personality," she
said. Tm on television 12 days a week."
Pauley said the growing presence
of news magazines has made an impact
on television.
"News magazines have fundamentally
changed television for good,"
she said.
Pauley said even though she is an
electronic journalist in a time where
"doing more faster" is the goal, she has
not forgotten the importance of being
a good writer.
"My goal is to be a writer," she said.
"An individual who is a good writer will
shine in the industry."
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iry begins
ing Starr, taking notes and waiting for
his chance to ask questions at day's end.
The White House dismissed Starr's
presentation as a rehash. "He offered
no new evidence, no new information,
and no new explanations for his tactics,"
special counsel Greg Craig said.
Democrats zeroed in on Starr's objectivity,
citing contacts he had with
Paula Jones' lawyers prior to becoming
independent tounsel in 1994 and subsequent
contacts one of his law partners
had with the Jones camp afterwards.
Clinton was far from the scene in
Japan, where he began a five-day Asian
trip. Asked how he had apologized to
his wife and daughter for his "inappropriate"
relationship with Ms. Lewinsky,
Clinton replied: T did it in a direct
and straightforward manner." Did they
forgive him? "I believe they did, yes."
They were seeking subpoenas today
for four new witnesses, including
Clinton lawyer Robert Bennett and presidential
confidant Bruce Lindsey, and
have requested a key document from
the Justice Department laying out allegations
in the Democrats' campaign
fund-raising problems.
The committee also planned to question
Daniel Gecker, the lawyer for Clinton
accuser Kathleen Willey, and
Nathan Landow, a Maryland Democrat
who had contacts with Mrs. Willey.
She has accused the president of
making a sexual advance inside the
White House.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
LARAMIE, Wyo. ? Two men savagely
beat gay college student Matthew Shepard
and tied him to a fence as they
grilled him for information so they could
burglarize his apartment, a prosecutor
said today.
"As he lay there bleeding and begging
for his life, he was then bound to
the buck fence," prosecutor Cal Rerucha
told a packed courtroom as a preliminary
hearing for Aaron James McKinney
got under way.
McKinney and Russell Arthur Henderson,
both 21, are accused of killing
the University of Wyoming student after
luring him out of a campus bar to
an isolated area outside town.
Finance bill gets
first Senate reading
SENATE continued from page 1
division between general funding and
special projects funding for USC student
organizations.
Under the proposed bill, any eligible
organization can "receive general
funding for any program or activity that
does not exceed a $500 allocation." For
any financial request exceeding $500,
student clubs would have to apply for
special projects funding.
Clardy said his committee allocates
funding based on the quality of the club
program and not the club itself. He
claimed that this bill "will spell that
out."
"This really makes the Finance Committee
more accountable to the students
and [makes it] much easier for us to defend
our actions," Clardy said.
The Senate will vote on the bill next
week.
Senate absences Wednesday included
Marin White, Scott Lucas, Kayin
Darby, Schuyler Mims, Ketra Thomas,
Wendy Walls, Beleda Saziru and Khondra
Willis.
hares experiences
Pauley said it is important to read
in order to be familiar with the language.
She said the more knowledgeable
people are of the language, the better
writers they can be.
Upon reflection, Pauley said she is
pleased with how she has conducted
herself throughout her career.
"In hindsight, I did everything right,"
she said.
Pauley remained modest in considering
her success as a female broadcast
journalist.
"I don't have to be humble to say
that I am a miracle," she said. "I am."
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is set for Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. in RH 301.
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Governor-elect Jim Hodges add
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t's attacker
McKinney sat quietly and listened
as Rerucha began laying out his case
against him this morning. Five law enforcement
officers were subpoenaed
to testify. Henderson had waived his
right to a similar hearing.
Security remained tight outside the
courthouse. Deputies peered into cars
parKea in the area, ana Mcmnney was
driven to the building from the jail across
the street.
McKinney is charged with first-degree
murder, aggravated robbery,
and kidnapping with intent to inflict
bodily injury or to terrorize the victim.
His hearing was moved to a larger court
room, with seating for about 100, because
of intense interest in the case.
The murder charge carries a possible
death sentence, but Rerucha has
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McKinney and Henderson alleged
ly drew Shepard out of a Laramie bar
on Oct. 7, beat him into a coma with a
pistol butt and left him tied to a fence
about a mile outside town.
About 18 hours after the attack, a
student passing by on a mountain bike
found Shepard. He originally mistook
the nearly lifeless body for "a scarecrow
or a dummy set there for Halloween
jokes."
Shepard, 21, never regained consciousness
and died at a Fort Collins,
Colo., hospital on Oct. 12.
Police have said robbery was the
primary motive but that Shepard was
singled out because he was gay. Rerucha
said today the two suspects lured
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The crime, which drew international
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laws that enhance the penalty for hate
crimes.
Henderson and McKinney were being
held without bond.
The suspects' girlfriends, Chasity
Vera Pasley, 20, and Kristen LeAnn
Price, 18, are charged with being accessories
after the fact to first-degree
murder. Like Henderson, they waived
their right to a preliminary hearing.
They were being held in lieu of $30,000
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