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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Johnathan C. Doe who wrote (38027)	3/12/1999 2:12:00 AM
From: JBL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<Monica is a pathetic amoral person> <Clinton doesn't stand for anything, but at least he doesn't stand FOR the horrible kinds of things that the Newt crowd were for> Monica is an irresponsible screwed up rich kid. Clinton is the amoral pathetic manipulative lying treacherous abusive criminal SOB that belongs in jail. And you have your head in the sand.

To: Johnathan C. Doe who wrote (38027)	3/12/1999 3:20:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

speaking of Newt, I thought that someone should finally publish this, although it has already been referred to. Do you think the Ethics Committee will apologize? IRS clears Newt Gingrich's college course By Brooks Jackson/CNN February 3, 1999 Web posted at: 11:43 a.m. EST (1643 GMT) Newt Gingrich WASHINGTON (February 3) -- The Internal Revenue Service Wednesday cleared former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of an alleged tax law violation in connection with a controversial college course he taught. After considering the matter for three and a half years, the IRS issued a "technical advice memorandum" finding no violation of tax laws in the use of a tax-exempt entity to sponsor Gingrich's course, "Renewing American Civilization." Gingrich began the course in 1993, before Republicans won control of the House and made him speaker. Gingrich's lectures were videotaped and widely distributed. Democrats said it was a campaign gimmick and filed ethics complaints accusing him of illegal use of tax-exempt funds for political purposes. A tax expert hired by the House Ethics Committee said the course violated tax laws, and in 1997 Gingrich agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for making misleading statements to the ethics panel and failing to seek better legal advice before using tax-exempt money for the course. As it turned out, the course was legal after all. The IRS found that the sponsoring organization, the Progress and Freedom Foundation, "did not serve the private interests of Mr. Gingrich" or Republican organizations. The IRS said the principles taught in the course were not of use only in political campaigns. "The ... course taught principles from American civilization that could be used by each American in everyday life whether the person is a welfare recipient, the head of a large corporation, or a politician." The IRS memorandum was released by the Progress and Freedom Foundation along with a statement by its president, Jeff Eisenach. "This audit took too long and cost too much," he said.