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Word: plainclothesman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...between the President and Bruce Lindsey are protected by attorney-client privilege. And that means the Justice Department is passing the baton back to the White House. "It will become strictly an attorney/client privilege fight now," says TIME legal correspondent Adam Cohen. That's why Starr wanted Cockell, a plainclothesman, in the first place: Cockell is presumed to have overheard Clinton and Lindsey talking about the Lewinsky case. It was a backdoor move around attorney/client privilege -- but now it ensures that the White House will claim that the Secret Service is covered under that privilege...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rehnquist: Let the Testimony Begin | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

...movie that correctly balanced cheekiness and car chases. As it happened, that was Beverly Hills Cop. Ever since, the comedian has been a loose cannon, rolling aimlessly around on ships variously listing and listless. Beverly Hills Cop II, Murphy's first reprise of Axel Foley, the street-smart Detroit plainclothesman set down in Rodeo Drive and environs, was frantic and noisy. Beverly Hills Cop III is possibly a little less frazzling, but it's also a movie that's just going through the motions, without comic conviction, surprises or suspense. Hey, it's Eddie in his best part, the studio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Eddie Who? | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

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