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...countries agreed to keep talking about many of the issues that separate them -- including control of Kashmir -- and to take confidence-building measures aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear war between the two countries. "What an unexpected change of course!" says TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister...
...from the Chief, but there may be a few ironies from a Justice appointed to the court by Richard Nixon. "Rehnquist is a highly cautious jurist and he will try his best to be fair and dignified and give Senators little cause for objection," says TIME deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister...
...Maybe an impeachment trial should be like a normal trial, but it's not." says TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister. "It was designed as a political process, and because of that we're allowed to suspend our normal concerns about the justice system." But should we? Even Andrew Johnson's impeachment, which was even more politicized than Clinton's, had witnesses, giving it at least the trappings of due process. Well, as McAllister points out, in 1868 there was no independent counsel. "Ken Starr's already done all the work." As for cross-examining Starr's sources...
...TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister believes the remarks showed "classic vice presidential behavior." Gore, he says, "has been remarkably loyal to the President, in large measure because in the long run it is wise to remain loyal." At a time of crisis in the White House, visibly staying on board is a good way to demonstrate the solidity of your own presidential timber, particularly when the crisis has a strong partisan undercurrent. The Gore statement also serves an immediately important cheerleading function. "It puts a stop to any possible Democratic wavering that might develop in the crucial next...
Morality from the United Nations? Well, yes, says TIME Washington deputy bureau chief Jef McAllister. "The U.N. document has actually accomplished much since it was adopted," he says. "Not only is it now invoked everywhere when people feel oppressed, but most importantly, the declaration has helped bestow legitimacy on protesters around the world against the claims of oppressive governments that the dissidents' goals are merely imports of imperialists." Moreover, adds TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell, the declaration has also had a practical bread-and-butter impact: "It has helped underscore the fact that human rights are critical in bringing countries...