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Unequal rights for haters
By Ishmael Reed
White hate groups and their friends get a free pass from the media, while black haters are routinely savaged

Black like me
By Joan Walsh
The smearing of White House lawyer Cheryl Mills raised my nationalist ire -- but I'm white

Ask Pat Robertson
By James Poniewozik
The reverend says his call to halt impeachment was just "political analysis." A look at Pat Robertson's worldly wisdom

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Stalking the president
By Mollie Dickenson
Linda Tripp could help Julie Hiatt Steele -- and President Clinton -- refute Kathleen Willey's charges
(01/22/99)
The tide turns -- again
By Joshua Micah Marshall
A week into the impeachment trial, Senate Republicans may be looking for a way out that doesn't embarrass their colleagues in the House
(01/22/99)
The war against sprawl, I
By Rob Gurwitt
Think Al Gore's "smart growth" plan is a no-brainer? Think again
(01/21/99)
The war against sprawl, II
By Susan Zakin
It's owls against developers in Arizona's Oro Valley
(01/21/99)
We interrupt this impeachment ...
By Joshua Micah Marshall
Two years in a row, Clinton's State of the Union address proves he won't follow the Presidential Tragedy script
(01/20/99)
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Months of sleaze
IN AN INTERVIEW, SENATE MINORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLE SAYS THAT'S WHAT MONICA LEWINSKY'S RETURN TO WASHINGTON COULD HERALD

BY JEFF STEIN
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Tired of sleaze?
Get used to it, says Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. Monica Lewinsky's uproarious return to Washington to be interviewed Sunday by House managers opens the floodgates to months more testimony on presidential sex and the meaning of "is," the South Dakota Democrat said.
Lewinsky returned Saturday at the demand of House Republicans managing the impeachment trial of President Clinton, setting off a media firestorm and scuttling the prospect of a swift end to the proceedings, which seemed to be at hand only a day before.
Daschle, venting uncustomary anger, denounced the summons of Lewinsky, aided by the last-minute intervention of independent counsel Kenneth Starr, and predicted it would "backfire" on the Republicans. Neither side has the votes to win its case decisively now, he said.
"This new development is just an incredible demonstration of raw partisanship on the part of the House," Daschle told Salon Saturday night as TV pictures of Lewinsky, eyes downcast and wearing a baseball cap in a shouting mob of reporters and camera crews, flashed across the screen.
"I don't know how it's going to play out," Daschle said, "but when the American people see CNN pictures of Monica Lewinsky being dragged in to testify with bodyguards around her just to protect her -- that's not a pretty sight, and I think the American people are going to be pretty unhappy."
Daschle said the Republicans were jumping off a cliff in their rabid pursuit of the president against their own self-interest..
"They don't get it. They can't help themselves. They have so much venomous hatred towards the president that they're on this path of self-destruction that will lead them ultimately, I think, to an extraordinary demise," Daschle said. "I think that it's clear that they're just on this path that they can't get off."
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A L S O+T O D A Y Unequal rights for haters By Ishmael Reed White hate groups and their friends get a free pass from the media, while black haters are routinely savaged Black like me By Joan Walsh The smearing of White House lawyer Cheryl Mills raised my nationalist ire -- but I'm white Ask Pat Robertson By James Poniewozik The reverend says his call to halt impeachment was just "political analysis." A look at Pat Robertson's worldly wisdom T A B L E+T A L K Obituaries 1999. Remember those who've passed on in the Headlines area of Table Talk ___________________ Visit barnesandnoble.com for politics books on both sides of the aisle ___________________ R E C E N T L Y Stalking the president By Mollie Dickenson Linda Tripp could help Julie Hiatt Steele -- and President Clinton -- refute Kathleen Willey's charges (01/22/99) The tide turns -- again By Joshua Micah Marshall A week into the impeachment trial, Senate Republicans may be looking for a way out that doesn't embarrass their colleagues in the House (01/22/99) The war against sprawl, I By Rob Gurwitt Think Al Gore's "smart growth" plan is a no-brainer? Think again (01/21/99) The war against sprawl, II By Susan Zakin It's owls against developers in Arizona's Oro Valley (01/21/99) We interrupt this impeachment ... By Joshua Micah Marshall Two years in a row, Clinton's State of the Union address proves he won't follow the Presidential Tragedy script (01/20/99) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Browse the Newsreal Archives - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
		Months of sleaze IN AN INTERVIEW, SENATE MINORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLE SAYS THAT'S WHAT MONICA LEWINSKY'S RETURN TO WASHINGTON COULD HERALD BY JEFF STEIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tired of sleaze? Get used to it, says Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. Monica Lewinsky's uproarious return to Washington to be interviewed Sunday by House managers opens the floodgates to months more testimony on presidential sex and the meaning of "is," the South Dakota Democrat said. Lewinsky returned Saturday at the demand of House Republicans managing the impeachment trial of President Clinton, setting off a media firestorm and scuttling the prospect of a swift end to the proceedings, which seemed to be at hand only a day before. Daschle, venting uncustomary anger, denounced the summons of Lewinsky, aided by the last-minute intervention of independent counsel Kenneth Starr, and predicted it would "backfire" on the Republicans. Neither side has the votes to win its case decisively now, he said. "This new development is just an incredible demonstration of raw partisanship on the part of the House," Daschle told Salon Saturday night as TV pictures of Lewinsky, eyes downcast and wearing a baseball cap in a shouting mob of reporters and camera crews, flashed across the screen. "I don't know how it's going to play out," Daschle said, "but when the American people see CNN pictures of Monica Lewinsky being dragged in to testify with bodyguards around her just to protect her -- that's not a pretty sight, and I think the American people are going to be pretty unhappy." Daschle said the Republicans were jumping off a cliff in their rabid pursuit of the president against their own self-interest.. "They don't get it. They can't help themselves. They have so much venomous hatred towards the president that they're on this path of self-destruction that will lead them ultimately, I think, to an extraordinary demise," Daschle said. "I think that it's clear that they're just on this path that they can't get off." N E X T+P A G E+\| If Republicans insist on witnesses, there will be no quick end - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Become a Salon member. Click here.