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Date: 20 December 1998
By Lawrence Strauss
Lawrence Strauss
Profile of Bob Wolff, who has been a television sportscaster for 50 years, currently as sports director/anchor at News 12, the Long Island cable news channel; photo (M)
Date: 21 December 1998
By Adam Nagourney With Michael R. Kagay
Adam With
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds solid majority of Americans want Senate to resolve Pres Clinton's impeachment case without trial and without removing him from office; majority disapproves of House's decision to impeach Clinton and believes he should be punished no further; poll suggests that almost year after initial reports of Clinton's affair with Monica S Lewinsky, public continues to be almost completely at odds with much of Washington's political establishment over its import and significance, and over attempts by independent counsel and Republicans in Congress to prove he attempted to cover it up; day after becoming only second President to be impeached, Clinton's popularity rating soars to 72 percent, up from 66 percent week earlier (M)
Date: 21 December 1998
By Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell
Senators from from both parties pledge to restore civility to impeachment proceedings, day after House impeached Pres Clinton, even as they quickly split along party lines over whether he must face trial in Senate or can be subject to censure; senators promise different tone from that in House, even though some move to stake out party-line positions familiar from House debate; Senate Rules Committee chairman Mitch McConnell who will preside over possible trial insists Senate is obliged to proceed, while ranking committee Democrat, Sen Christopher J Dodd, calls for quick agreement on censure; former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford urge Senate to draft censure resolution that would require Clinton to acknowledge he lied under oath, but also stipulate that his admission not be used against him in any future criminal trial; both say time has come to put political differences aside and plant seeds of justice and reconciliation; New York Times/CBS News Poll finds Clinton's popularity remains high despite impeachment; two-thirds of Americans say Clinton should complete term in office; 58 percent express unfavorable view of Republican Party; photos (M)
Date: 20 December 1998
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
British news media rush to publish claim by Richard Tomlinson, renegade MI6 agent, that Sunday Telegraph editor Dominic Lawson was British spy; publication of allegations was forbidden until they were mentioned by MP Brian Sedgemore in Parliament; parliamentary privilege is not subject to Official Secrets Act; Lawson's carefully-worded denial has given delighted rivals chance to torture him in print (S)
Date: 21 December 1998
By Christian Berthelsen
Christian Berthelsen
John Rezendes-Herrick, former reporter for Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, is cited with contempt and sentenced to jail for refusing to tell grand jury source for his 1996 series of articles on how Cadiz Land Co got financing to acquire much larger company; would be first journalist jailed for protecting source in over 20 years in California; sentence has been postponed pending appeal; case may depend on outcome of another case challenging state's strong shield laws protecting news source confidentiality; photo (M)
Date: 21 December 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman Sachs Group Inc, in conjunction with GE Capital Corp, agrees to pay 23.6 billion baht ($645 million) for about third of loans left over from Thailand's unsuccessful auction of assets seized from defunct financial companies; will pay 21 percent of face value for loans, most backed by land and buildings; agrees to drop any contracts made before auction with original debtors seeking to buy back their loans at steep discount; will pay more if recovery rate hits set level; two Thai companies revise offers and pay combined 3.7 billion baht, 26 percent of face value, for two other lots of loans (M)
Date: 20 December 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-27 Attacks on Iraq End As Holy Month Begins The United States and Britain ended a fourth day of attacks on Iraq as the holy month of Ramadan began in the Islamic world with a thunderous overnight assault that focused on President Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards. 20
Date: 21 December 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-13 U.S. Says It May Need More Strikes on Iraq The Clinton Administration warned that Iraq might quickly try to rebuild its programs to develop chemical and biological weapons after the air strikes last week, and that additional American strikes might be needed soon. But Administration officials said that if additional air strikes were required, they would probably not occur until early next year. A12
Date: 20 December 1998
Report by Center for Media Education finds that Web sites promoting alcoholic beverages too often include cartoons and other elements appealing to young people (S)
Date: 20 December 1998
By R. W. Apple Jr
R. Apple
News analysis of House vote to impeach Pres Clinton and unexpected decision by House Speaker-elect Robert L Livingston to resign from Congress because of revelations of adultery; Livingston's decision has deepened Capitol's sense of insecurity and will only increase pressure on Clinton to step down; longer Senate takes to make final ruling on articles of impeachment, more numerous calls for Clinton's resignation are likely to be (M)