I NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 22, 1998 -- 5A New allegations target president Pope calls for U.S. policy changes in visit to Cuba Clinton presidency in jeopardy with possible c riminal charges ahead Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - This week, President Clinton faced a civil lawsuit for sexual harassment that could have resulted in much embarrassment and a money damage award. Now, he faces something far more ominous: a possible criminal charge for soliciting perjury that clouds his presidency. Reacting quickly, the president strongly denied he had "any improp- er relationship" with a 24-year-old White House intern or encouraged her to lie about it under oath. Nonetheless, no one in the nation's capital doubted yesterday the Paula Jones civil suit had instantly erupted into a scandal that jeopardizes his sec- ond term. Clinton appears to be caught between two open-ended investiga- tions. The first has been trying to catch Clinton in a lie. The second has been trying to reveal him involved in an illicit sexual relationship. The first is, of course, the Whitewater probe. It began as an inquiry into real estate and banking fraud in Arkansas to determine if then-Giov. Clinton and his wife may have used their influence to obtain special fa-vo,. hose a lcations have never been proven, however, despite years of investigation. Iideed, the Whitewater Independent C(ou(nsel Kenneth Starr long ago :,%v' up on charging Clinton with crimnes growing out of their failed Whitewater real estate develop- ment. The five-vear statute of limita- tions has expired. Starr's probe has not expired, how- ever, because of the unique rules gov- erning independent counsels. There are no time limits on their investiga- tions, and Starr's staff says they are continuing to investigate possible "obstruction of justice" by the Clinton White House on various mat- ters. For example, the president, his wife, H ilarv, or their aides may h ave hidden documents. lied to investigators or encouraged others to lie to cover up various mis- deeds. Those include the firing of seven Wh ite House travel office employees in the opening weeks of Clinton's first term and failure to produce billing records from the The Washington Post HAVANA, Cuba - Pope John Paul II arrived in Havana yesterday on a momentous visit to one of the world's last communist outposts, a journey that could provide tactical gains both for this country's emerging Catholic Church and President Fidel Castro's isolated but persevering regime. Amid chants of "Long live the pope!" voiced by throngs of flag-wav- ing Cubans, the frail 77-year-old pontiff inched his way down the stairs of his Alitalia jumbo jet and was greeted on a red carpet by a smiling Castro, who had shed his standard green military fatigues for a dark business suit. It was the first meeting between the two leaders of markedly differing creeds since their initial encounter at the Vatican in November 1996, when Castro official- ly extended an invitation to John Paul to make the first papal pilgrimage to Cuba. Surrounded by Roman Catholic lead- ers in Cuba and from other parts of the world, as well as Cuba's senior Communist officials, the pope, walking with a cane, kissed a tray of Cuban soil held by four children - a custom'he has established during his many years of foreign travel. After a military salute and the playing of the Cuban and Vatican anthems - during which the pope clasped the cross hanging from his neck - the pontiff and Castro each delivered a brief address as part of an elaborate ceremony that was broadcast live in Cuba by state-run television. But before the pope even set foot on Cuban soil, he told reporters who accompanied him on his 12-hour flight from Rome that he would like to see the United States ease its 36- year-old economic embargo against this island nation of I million peo- ple, and he indicated that he would address the issue of Cuba's much crit- icized human rights record during his five-day visit. "To change, to change," the pontiff said in response to journalists' ques- tions about whether he had a message to the United States regarding the embargo. "Perhaps ... both Cuba and the United States are looking for a bet- ter future," he said. Rose Law Clinton had CLINTON Continued from Page 1A response came from Clinton --- who in three previ- ously scheduled interviews gave carefully worded statements that denied some of the most unseemly allegations but left other pressing questions unan- swered. Earlier in the day, Clinton issued a statement deny- ing that he had any "improper relationship." but as the day wore on he was pressed to be more specific. "The relationship was not sexual," Clinton told Firm, where H illary President Clinton yester been a partner a 24-year-old intern and o Roll Call. a Capitol Hill newspaper. "And I know xx hat you mean, and the answer is no." Clinton told National Public Radio that his answers to questions about Lewinsky were con- strained by Starr's investigation. NPR reporter Mara Liasson asked Clinton "whether you had any conversations with her about her testimony, had any conversations at all." The president responded: "I think given the state of this investigation, it would be inappropriate for me to say more. I've said everything, I think, that I need to say now" AP PHOTO rday denied alligations that he had an affair with obstructed justice as part of the cover up. Clinton advisers inside and outside the White House acknowledged how unlikely these clipped answers are to satisfy the public's demand for reas- surance that Clinton and Jordan did nothing improp- er. And, uncharacteristically, they made scarcely any effort to play down the severity of their situation. Even in a White House that long ago learned to prosper amid political and legal controversies, the lat- est allegations exploded like a bomb. Administration officials who had believed they had withstood the worst of the Whitewater and Democratic fund-raising investigations recited a long list of new problems. Distinguished Lecture Series of the Advanced Study Center of the International Institute "Women and Development: In Defense of Universal Values" Martha Nussbaum University of Chicago School of Law t .Amw"41 M- January 26, 1998 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Room 1636, 1080 South University (New School of Social Work Building) Co-sponsored by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies; Dean of the School of Literature, Science, and the Arts; University of Michigan Law School; and the Department of Philosophy in conjunction with the Advanced Study Center Seminar Series, sponsored in part by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts. New Bosnian government spurs hope for. lasting peace WANT TO BE A DAILY PHOTOGRAPHER? CALL 764-05630 Los Angeles Times SARAJEVO - Like pieces in a jig- saw puzzle that forever stumped its play- ers, some of the most contentious ele- ments in Bosnian peacemaking are start- ing to fall in place. The seating of a new, apparently cooperative Bosnian Serb government and a move by international mediators to impose decisions when no one agrees, have given new impetus to a 2- year-old peace process stalled frequent- ly by separatist bickering. Western mediators unveiled a com- mon currency yesterday that they have ordered Muslims, Serbs and Croats to accept; shared license plates and a flag are also on the horizon. These trappings *CHANCELLOR Continued from Page 1A campus' Student Government Council. said Nelms' departure will be "a great loss" Nelms regularly attended the coun- cil's meetings and was actively involved in student government. "Students could just walk into his office without an appointment," said Marc Lund, the Student Government *Council's vice president. "At other universities, I doubt that it is that easy." Having an open and student-ori- ented campus has always been important to Nelms, Duderstadt said. "I think a good example was on his first tour of the brand new campus he noticed there were no benches," Duderstadt said. "So one of the first things he did was to install places for people to gather. He turned the Flint fortress inside-out" Some Flint students said they were surprised by the announce- ment, but others saw it coming even before Nelms made his final deci- sion. Duderstadt said other universi- ties have aggressively pursued Nelms. Nelms said he thought about his decision for a while, but during the winter break he had time to reflect on the choice with his family. Their approval was a major part of the deci- sion, Nelms said. Members of the University commu- nity said they will miss having Nelms are meant to unity the country but were vehemently resisted by a Bosnian Serb leadership dominated by supporters of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. Western officials believe Karadzic and fellow hard-liners have been dealt a sig- nificant setback with the selection Sunday of a moderate prime minister for the Bosnian Serb half of this country. The new government under Prime Minister Milorad Dodik excludes Karadzic's party for the first time. Even as Karadzie supporters vowed to set up a parallel regime. delighted U.S. officials asserted the success of their pol- icy of promoting moderates in Bosnia, while forcing hard-liners to the margin. Washington and its European allies have invested millions of dollars in the last six months to back Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic in her power struggle with former president Karadzic. But there is a downside: several of the key Cabinet members in the Dodik gov- ernment have shady wartime records that raise questions about their commitment to reconciliation and reform. Of more immediate concern to medi- ators, the new government is extremely fragile. 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