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| | Impeachment in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding. | | | Because, in a separate action unrelated to the impeachment procedure, the Senate had already expelled Blount, the lack of jurisdiction may have been either because Blount was no longer a senator, or because senators are not "civil officers" of the United States who are subject to impeachment. | | | The President may not in any case use his power of pardon during impeachment, but may, as usual, pardon a defendant in the case of a criminal prosecution. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States
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| | MSN Encarta - Impeachment |
| | The Constitution gives the U.S. House of Representatives “the sole power of impeachment,” which is generally interpreted to mean the House is responsible for initiating impeachment proceedings. | | | President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 as impeachment proceedings were under way. | | | The authors of the Constitution recognized that impeachment could be motivated by political as well as legal concerns. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577202/Impeachment.html
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| | Impeachments of Federal Officials - The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the... | | | In the United States impeachment of public officials is provided for in the federal government and in most states. | | | The impeachment (1787) and trial (1788–95) of Warren |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0825038.html
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| | Clinton Impeachment |
| | The impeachment of President Bill Clinton arose from a series of events following the filing of a lawsuit on May 6, 1994, by Paula Corbin Jones in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. | | | In subsequent sessions, the Senate voted to adopt a series of motions to limit evidence primarily to the previously video-taped depositions, affidavits and other documents previously introduced, and also voted to close its final deliberations to the public. | | | The Committee also heard contrasting views from constitutional experts on the legal basis for impeachment as applied to the factual allegations pertaining to the Lewinsky matter. |
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http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-Clintonimpeach.htm
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| | Impeachment |
| | While impeachment is a political, not a legal, operation, it does seem clear that a very strong legal case can be made that Bush and Cheney knowingly lied to Congress about the reasons for war. | | | It is this failure to push for impeachment now, when a more appropriate case for it cannot be imagined, that has people calling the Democrats spineless. | | | Forty legal advisers met with Conyers, Boyle and Clark to review the case for impeachment because of alleged violations of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Human Rights, the UN Charter and International Law. |
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http://www.crisispapers.org/topics/impeachment.htm
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| | FAQs and Web Resources on the Impeachment Process: Impeachment: A Look at the Process |
| | For example, in 1974 the House Judiciary Committee rejected articles of impeachment against President Nixon for the secret bombings in Cambodia, which were viewed as being within executive prerogative as commander in chief, and for personal income tax irregularities, which were viewed as too personal to warrant impeachment. | | | If impeachment proceedings are brought against the President, the Chief Justice presides, adding a "judicial" aspect. | | | While the Constitution outlines the basic process for impeachment, the specific procedures are determined by the internal rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
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http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html
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| | Impeachment: A primer - September 14, 1998 |
| | Impeachment is the act of formally accusing a public official of crimes or serious misconduct. | | | The first article, which related to the Watergate break-in, charged the president with obstruction of justice. | | | His successor, Gerald Ford, later pardoned Nixon for any and all crimes he may have committed in office, removing the possibility that the former president would face a criminal trial. |
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http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/14/impeachment.primer
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| | Impeachment - History |
| | Senator Charles Sumner, witness to the proceedings, defined them as "political in character." Historians today generally agree with his assessment and consider the grounds for Johnson's impeachment flimsy—the Tenure of Office Act was partially repealed in 1887,and then declared unconstitutional in 1926. | | | Abuse of power and serious misconduct in office fit this category, but one act that is definitely not grounds for impeachment is partisan discord. | | | Several impeachment cases have confused political animosity with genuine crimes. |
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http://www.factmonster.com/spot/impeach.html
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| | Salon.com The I-word |
| | Impeachment is a political process with some legal overtones, not a legal one with some political overtones. | | | And, of course, if you can do that, you might not have to impeach the president anyway. | | | You can have arguments around the edges of the category -- could a president be impeached for murdering his wife's paramour? |
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http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/09/impeachment
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| | Impeachment Information & Resources |
| | Materials enclosed with this newsletter make clear that an inquiry of impeachment is the Constitutionally appropriate procedure to deal with the possibility of treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors by the President of the United States. | | | No criminal penalties necessarily result, nor are any required in order to determine that conviction on the impeachment charges is warranted. | | | If the House does support even one article of impeachment against Bill Clinton, the matter will be referred to the U.S. Senate for trial. |
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http://www.conservativeusa.org/impeach.htm
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| | Washingtonpost.com Special Report: Clinton Accused - Impeachment Guide |
| | The precise rules for Clinton's trial come from the 26 "Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials" and the resolution unanimously approved by the Senate last week setting out a schedule for the current proceedings. | | | As they follow a process sketched in broad terms in the Constitution and refined periodically since then, their actions will inevitably determine not only Clinton's fate but also chart a course for future impeachment proceedings. | | | Senate would vote after any depositions on which witnesses should testify. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/iguide.htm
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| | Impeachment Documents Relating to a U.S. President |
| | Declaring the privilege of debate in the Senate with regard to civil officers liable to impeachment. | | | Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in conformity with the requirements of Title 28, United States Code, section 595(c) : communication from Kenneth W. Starr, independent counsel, transmitting a referral to the United States House of Representatives filed in conformity with the requirements of Title 28, United States Code, section 595(c). | | | Also available via Internet from the House, House Judiciary Committee, GPO Access, and LC web sites, with title: Referral to the United States House of Representatives pursuant to Title 28.... |
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http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/impeach.html
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| | give impeachment a chance |
| | These counts related to the Watergate burglary and obstruction of justice, but a fourth count about Nixon's illegal bombing of Cambodia was not passed. | | | In other words, Nixon, if he hadn't resigned to avoid impeachment, would have been impeached forWatergate but not for mass murder. | | | In scandal after scandal, this is how the American empire has managed the crises -- the "limited hang out" (fessing up to a small crime to avoid looking at the deeper crimes). |
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http://www.oilempire.us/impeach.html
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| | Preemptive impeachment |
| | Second, demand impeachment by engaging in non-violent direct action, in exercise of your First Amendment rights to free speech, peaceable assembly and petition for redress of grievances. | | | 4 of the Constitution states that: "The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Boyle says that waging a war of aggression is a crime under the Nuremberg Charter, Judgment and Principles | | | Impeachment has the advantage of bypassing the U.S. Supreme Court, which illegally installed Bush in the Oval Office. |
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http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/011303_preemptive.html
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| | CNN/AllPolitics - Investigating The President |
| | White House lawyer derides impeachment case as weak | | | Clinton will not address impeachment in State of the Union | | | Clinton plans to give State of the Union speech as scheduled |
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http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1998/lewinsky
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| | The History Place - Presidential Impeachment Proceedings |
| | The United States Constitution states in Article II, Section 4: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." | | | The Committee then drafts articles of impeachment pertaining to specific charges supported by the evidence. | | | Impeachment resolutions made by members of the House of Representatives are turned over to the House Judiciary Committee which decides whether the resolution and its allegations of wrongdoing by the President merits a referral to the full House for a vote on launching a formal impeachment inquiry. |
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http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments
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| | Amazon.com: The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson: Books: Michael Les Benedict |
| | confiscation proceedings, impeachment movement, impeachment question, impeachment power, opposed impeachment, impeachment resolution, indictable crime, eleventh article, southern loyalists, test oath, provisional governors, interim appointments | | | Professor Les Benedict lays out the case for President Johnson's impeachment in this 1972 monograph. | | | SIPs: confiscation proceedings, impeachment movement, impeachment question, impeachment power, opposed impeachment (more) |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393319822?v=glance
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| | The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson: U.S. Congressional Documents |
| | Salmon P. Chase, appointed on December 6, 1864, by President Abraham Lincoln as chief justice of the United States, presided over the Senate's impeachment trial of President Johnson in 1868. | | | Students and researchers on the subject of impeachment may find it useful to consult the Law Library of Congress Research Guide on Impeachment, a resource guide to both electronic and printed materials on the subject. | | | When impeachment proceedings were brought against President Johnson, Senator Reverdy Johnson of Maryland was instrumental in securing the President's acquittal. |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcg-imp.html
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| | Enlightenment Essentials: Clinton Impeachment |
| | Official information is available from the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, including the PDF version (16.4MB) of the short version of the report (which excludes the Appendices and Supplemental Materials). | | | Reference Guide [1.8 MB PDF] from The House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary to assist in the review of the White House's response to the 81 questions. | | | This is what the Constitution says about impeachment. |
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http://www.mrdata.net/Impeach
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| | American constitution - Impeachment |
| | Article 3, section 2.3 of the Constitution lays down that all crimes shall be tried by jury, except in cases of impeachment and Article 1, section 3.6 provides that only the Senate may try an impeachment. | | | They must be under oath (or affirmation) to do so, and to be found guilty under this process there must be a vote of two-thirds of the Senate. | | | States also have impeachment processes built into their local constitutions, and these too provide for removal from office in the event of a successful impeachment. |
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http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/impeach1.htm
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| | Impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair for misleading Parliament and the British people |
| | As the councillors explain, Tony Blair himself pointed out that law and order in our communities depends on people who break the rules being punished, and if the leader of the country can get away with it, then it is a license to every yob and bent official in the country. | | | Impeachment petition now available to sign online or offline | | | The report which is co-authored by academics Glen Rangwala and Dan Plesch presents evidence that the Prime Minister deliberately distorted the intelligence assessments available to him in order to deceive the public and Parliament over the case for war, and recommends that impeachment procedures are begun against the Prime Minister for this misconduct. |
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http://www.impeachblair.org
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| | Zogby Poll: Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping Democrats.com |
| | Recently White House spokesman Scott McClellan cited a Rasmussen poll that found 64% believe the NSA "should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects." Of course, that is exactly what Congress authorized when it created the FISA courts to issue special expedited secret warrants for terrorism suspects. | | | Haymarket, Va.: With all the recent scandals and illegal/unconstitutional actions of the President, why hasn't ABC News/Washington Post polled whether the President should be impeached? | | | Responses to the Zogby poll varied by political party affiliation: 66% of Democrats favored impeachment, as did 59% of Independents, and even 23% of Republicans. |
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http://www.democrats.com/bush-impeachment-poll-2
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| | Impeachment Links |
| | From a biography of Samuel Chase, the chief justice who presided over Johnson's trial in the Senate. | | | JURIST: The Law Professors' Network recommends resources under these categories: Impeachment Primers, Constitutional and Statutory Provisions on Impeachment, Impeachments in History, Impeachment Procedures, Cases on Impeachment, Censure, Clinton Controversy, and Academic Opinion. | | | American Lawyer Media's Law News Network.com "Special Impeachment Coverage" |
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http://www.crf-usa.org/impeachment/impeachment2.html
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| | The Impeachment of George W. Bush |
| | Manipulation or deliberate misuse of national security intelligence data, if proven, could be "a high crime" under the Constitution's impeachment clause. | | | The Constitution mandates the impeachment of a President for high crimes and misdemeanors. | | | It requires a simple majority of the House of Representatives to impeach and a two-thirds majority of the Senate to convict, and both houses are controlled by the Republican party. |
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| | John Kerry to call for impeachment of George Bush - |
| | Manipulation or deliberate misuse of national security intelligence data, if proven, could be a 'high crime' under the Constitution's impeachment clause." | | | However, in practical terms impeachment in the U.S. Senate requires a 2/3 majority for conviction, which is unlikely given that 55 out of 100 Senators are Republican. | | | Failed presidential candidate Kerry advised that he will begin the presentation of his case for President Bush's impeachment to Congress, on Monday. |
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http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8681
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| | Ashley's Impeachment Page for Kids |
| | The President is the most important person in the whole country and it is important for the President to obey the laws just like ordinary people like me and you. | | | If less than 2/3 of the Senate think the President did what he is accused of doing, the President will be acquitted. | | | The people in the House then vote on the Articles of Impeachment and if they have a majority of votes then the investigation of the President goes to the Senate for a trial. |
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http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/impeach.html
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| | AfterDowningStreet.org CensureBush.org |
| | Anonymous comments (from non-logged in users) must be approved before they show up. | | | Listen to "Depleted Uranium Is a War Crime" | | | Green Party county officials here have approved an official resolution calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for committing "high crimes and misdemeanors." |
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http://www.afterdowningstreet.org
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| | Impeachment Resolution |
| | The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. | | | In all of this George Walker Bush has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. |
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http://www.rise4news.net/Impeachment_Resolution.html
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| | Impeach Bush |
| | Following impeachment, there is a trial and perhaps a conviction. | | | Impeachments of Past Presidents - Andrew Johnson and William Clinton | | | Rules and Laws relating to Bush Impeachment - collection of links to important government documents. |
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http://www.impeachbush.tv/impeach
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| | watergate.info: Impeachment |
| | The only Presidents ever to have been impeached were Andrew Johnson (1867) and Bill Clinton (1998), both of whom were acquitted in their Senate trials. | | | Analysis of the Impeachment Votes of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives | | | In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommended Articles of Impeachment to the full House of Representatives, but Nixon resigned before the House voted on the Articles. |
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| | Impeachment |
| | The Defense's Case in the Senate Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton | | | The Prosecution's Case in the Senate Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton | | | Witness Depositions in the Senate Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton |
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| | The 'I' word - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Op-ed - News |
| | Eighty-nine members of Congress have asked the president whether intelligence was manipulated to lead the United States to war. | | | THE IMPEACHMENT of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, should be part of mainstream political discourse. | | | Comparing Clinton's misbehavior to a destructive and costly war occupation launched in March 2003 under false pretenses in violation of domestic and international law certainly merits introduction of an impeachment resolution. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/05/31/the_i_word
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| | Impeach Bush |
| | This and other "high crimes and misdemeanors" are grounds for impeachment. | | | Laws: Constitutional basis, past impeachments, related laws, how to | | | Bush Crimes: grounds for impeachment, articles of impeachment, |
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| | Technorati Tag: impeachment |
| | Impeach PAC Raising Money for Impeachment Candidates Filed under: General Articles, The Prosecution, Impeachment Links, Congress and Impeachment... | | | A tag is like a subject or category. | | | Harper's Magazine recently held a forum on the case for... |
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| | The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson |
| | Additional information about the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. | | | explanatory comments — as the clashes between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction policies and practices build until they culminate in Impeachment. | | | for and against Impeachment — made by key Congressmen, defense counsel and newspaper editors. |
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http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com
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| | Online NewsHour: The Impeachment Trial |
| | The Web broadcast of PBS' special gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Impeachment Trial is sponsored by Broadcast.com. | | | The Poet Laureate reflects on what impression the trial may leave on the nation. | | | The lead House manager responds to the acquittal of the president. |
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| | High Crimes & Misdemeanors in the White House |
| | James Madison's notes on the impeachment debates at the Constitutional Convention, 1787. | | | Learn more about the role of impeachment in our nation's history and the presidents who have faced one of our government's most serious charges by clicking on these links: | | | Share your opinion and find out what others are saying about the scandal in the White House. |
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http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/impeach/whthouse.html
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| | IMPEACHMENT TIME: "FACTS WERE FIXED." |
| | For years, after each damning report on BBC TV, viewers inevitably ask me, "Isn't this grounds for impeachment?" -- vote rigging, a blind eye to terror and the bin Ladens before 9-11, and so on. |
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http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=426&row=0
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| | Washingtonpost.com: Clinton Accused |
| | Readers' Views on Clinton's Speech, Clinton's Testimony, Impeachment Hearings, House Impeachment Debate, Senate Trial | | | Poll Taker compares your response to results from the Jan. 8-11 Washington Post poll. |
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