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To: Grainne who wrote (67661)	12/21/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, we differ significantly on this. To say that Clinton's "original intention was to do good for the citizens of America" is patently absurd. Even his most ardent defenders admit his selfishness dominates his every agenda. His lust for the presidency began as he entered puberty.

To: Grainne who wrote (67661)	12/21/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 108807

Merry Christmas!! Here's a present for Bubba: Juanita Broaddrick sues Clinton Administration over alleged 'smear campaign' Ted Barrett/CNN December 20, 1999 Web posted at: 5:59 p.m. EST (2259 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Juanita Broaddrick, the Arkansas woman who maintains she was sexually assaulted by then-Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton in 1978, filed suit Monday, accusing the president's office and Justice Department of trying to "smear and destroy her reputation" by maintaining a file on her. The civil suit, filed in U.S. District Court, is the first legal action Broaddrick has taken since she was interviewed earlier this year regarding her allegations of assault, according to her lawyer, conservative activist Larry Klayman. Klayman, whose Judicial Watch has filed several lawsuits against the Clinton White House, said that the White House's action is a violation of existing privacy laws. Broaddrick's suit requests that the White House and Justice Department be ordered to produce any records related to her and to stop "unlawfully disseminating information from Plantiff's FBI and/or government files." "We want to find out what information they have on her in violation of the Privacy Act and how she's been damaged by that information," Klayman told CNN. "We know based on the Filegate lawsuit that the White House keeps files of perceived adversaries and critics," he said. "Filegate" refers to a disclosure that the Clinton White House once had improper possession of approximately 700 FBI background files, including the files of many prominent Republicans. There is no evidence on the public record that the White House does maintain information on Mrs. Broaddrick. Broaddrick wrote the White House on October 12 seeking documents related to her. That request was turned down by the White House, according to documents filed with the lawsuit. But Associate White House Counsel Meredith E. Cabe replied in an October 27 letter that federal laws involving disclosure "apply only to records maintained by 'agencies' within the Executive Branch." "The President's immediate personal staff and units in the Executive Office of the President whose sole function is to advise and assist the President are not included with the term 'agency' under the FOIA and Privacy Act," she wrote. Thus, Cabe concluded, Broaddrick does not have a statutory right to the records, "if such records exist." Klayman disputes the White House's legal position. He says the administration has acknowledged in the past it is subject to the provisions of federal laws and that a recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in the FBI files matter supports that position. The White House had no comment on the suit.

To: Grainne who wrote (67661)	12/21/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

If you believe in polls.... Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Want New Impeachment Review NewsMax.com December 21, 1999 NEW YORK—A NewsMax.com/Zogby International poll finds that two-thirds of Americans want Congress to consider a second round of impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton for possibly swapping United States military secrets to China in exchange for campaign cash. Americans overwhelmingly indicated they are seriously concerned that President Clinton may have authorized the sale and transfer of nuclear and ballistic missile technology to China. The national survey of 1,005 registered voters was conducted by NewsMax.com/Zogby last week. The NewsMax.com/Zogby poll comes on the heels of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released last week that found that 50 percent of Americans now approve of Congress' impeachment of Clinton in December of 1998 after the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Americans apparently take the China allegations more seriously. Since 1996, federal law enforcement and congressional sources have claimed that large amounts of money — some estimates place the amount as high as $10 million — were funneled from Chinese government sources to help the Democratic National Committee fund Bill Clinton's re-election campaign in 1996. Nearly 10 percent of Americans surveyed said the allegations were serious enough that Congress should immediately convene impeachment hearings against the President. Another 56 percent of Americans said Congress should begin a preliminary investigation to decide if impeachment is warranted. In 1998, the House of Representatives impeached the President. He avoided removal from office when the Senate decided not to convict him after a brief trial in 1999. Support for a fresh look at a possible Chinagate impeachment inquiry, however, enjoys broad support from Democrats, Republicans and Independent voters. African-American voters, considered among the president's staunchest supporters, also backed the popular impeachment examination by 63 percent. Concerns about the President's treatment of China and military transfers to the communist country have simmered for several years. In 1996, the New York Times reported that U.S. defense contractors Hughes Electronics and Loral Space & Communications assisted China in developing and improving the launch capabilities of their ballistic missiles. After a grand-jury investigation was convened to investigate Loral's transfer of classified technology to China, President Clinton moved to authorize the transfer of such technology. Since 1993, the chairman of Loral, Bernard Schwartz, donated more than $1 million to the DNC, making Schwartz the committee's largest donor. The Clinton administration has also moved to issue more than 350 waivers, largely beginning in 1996, to transfer American supercomputers to China. Previous to Clinton's authorizations, China had received few clearances because the computers could be used to develop advanced nuclear weaponry. Recently, ABC News reported that the Clinton administration authorized the sale of an ultra-high-speed IBM computer the network claimed would enable China to develop its nuclear-carrying ballistic missiles. President Clinton has made technology transfers of previously classified technology a priority. Early in Clinton's first term, administration officials changed the screening process for technology transfers, moving the approval process away from the State and Defense Departments to the Commerce Department. The move was said to have increased the flow of technology transfers to China. Chinagate figure John Huang, who had been a major Clinton fund-raiser, also served in the Commerce Department. Congressional investigators believed Huang served as an agent of China, using ties through his previous employer, the Riady family of Indonesia. NEWSMAX.COM/ZOGBY POLL Question: Allegations have risen that Bill Clinton traded U.S. nuclear and ballistic missile technology to the Chinese for campaign contributions. Should Congress convene impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton over these allegations or should there be a preliminary investigation to see if there is a reason to start impeachment proceedings, or should Congress do nothing? Congress should: 1. Convene impeachment proceedings — 10 percent 2. Begin a preliminary investigation for impeachment — 56 percent 3. Do nothing — 30 percent 4. Not sure — 4 percent.