2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 26, 1998 NATION/WORLD PRISON Continued from Page 1A Washington D.C. during my internship and was scared by the unchecked power that went on there." Corey Fielder, a RAIL member, said she hoped those who heard the speakers will become involved in the cause. "RAIL does not hold events just so that the information can be absorbed and alter dry up," Fielder said. "We hope that the information will mobilize people to stop the proliferation of pris- ons." RAIL plans to reschedule Smith for a speech in February or March. COME JOIN THE DAILY. STOP BY OUR OFFICES ON 420 MAYNARD ST. CLINTON Continued from Page 1A comply with the Starr subpoena. The deposition is critical to Starr, because if he can prove that Clinton's tes- timony is false, the president could face a charge of perjury. Clinton has not yet reviewed and signed the transcript from the six-hour deposition. Under court rules, he has 30 days to amend his answers but would have to explain any changes. During the deposition, Clinton was questioned about five to seven women who were identified as possibly having a sexual encounter or receiving an unsolicited sexual advance from the president since he was first elected in 1992, sources familiar with his testimo- ny said yesterday. Clinton denied sexu- al relations or advances with regard to each of them, according to the sources, including Lewinsky and Kathleen Willey, another former White House aide who has said the president kissed and groped her. ihose women were in addition to an undetermined number "e was asked about from his days as governor of Arkansas. Among those brought up at the deposition was Gennifer Flowers, and sources have said Clinton acknowl- edged an affair with her in the 1970s. During the deposition, sources said, Judge Wright limited Jones' lawyers to asking about women who stood to bene- fit or suffer from Clinton's governmental power. Jones charges that her career as a low-level state clerk was stymied because she rebuffed a Clinton proposi- tion; Flowers said she won a state job after her relationship with Clinton began. The Clinton legal team was long aware that Flowers' name would come up in the Jones case and became certain Lewinsky's would as well when her name appeared on a witness list provid- ed by Jones' lawyers late last year. One source said yesterday that Lewinsky first came to the attention of Jones' lawyers through three anonymous tele- phone calls from someone with a woman's voice. LECTURE NOTE BLOWOUT!! 10 DAYS ONLY Bio Anthro 161 Buddhist Studies 220 Econ 101 Econ 102 Geo Sci 101 Geo Sci 105 Geo Sci 107 Geo Sci 115 NRE 470/Econ 370 Philosophy 232 Philosophy 356 Poli Sci 140 Psych 111 Psych 116 Psych 330 Psych 340 Psych 345 Psych 350 Psych 370 Psych 380 Psych 390 Rel 369/Psy 313 Wom Studies 220 Wom Studies 240 BOSTOE LAWSUIT Continued from Page 1A lawsuit is lost, there would still be a commitment for diversity," Ransom said. Students should raise their concerns to help educate one another, Ransom said. "In raising awareness, it helps in let- ting students know they're not alone in these concerns, Ransom said. "It's sort of like preaching to the choir, but there are times when the choir needs a ser- mon, too." Kevin Pimentel, president of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, said many members of the organization chose the University because of the diverse atmosphere. "For a lot of students in my organi- zation, it is important that there is an atmosphere of diversity," said Pimentel, a Law second-year student. "If we lose affirmative action, we con- sequently lose any programs targeted at minority groups that help them adjust and progress." Pimentel said members of APALSA have not expressed feelings that they don't belong. "The lawsuit is not a challenge to the students who are already here," Pimentel said. "It makes people afraid of the future environment." Affirmative action has not become a detriment to the University, despite the pending law- suits, Pimentel said. "If affirmative action has created opportunity for them, its something they welcome and they don't feel stig- matized at all," Pimentel said. Korean Student Association President Jeanah Hong, said no one has brought concerns of inadequacy to her. "For some reason people don't think affirmative action is aimed toward Asians," said Hong, an LSA senior. "Everyone is affected by affirmative action, even Caucasians." "Affirmative action is totally implemented into the admissions process and it affects every person," Hong said. Secretary and Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison said he has heard a great deal of sup- port from minority students for the University's "unwavering commitment to affirmative action." Harrison said the attention given to affirmative action may affect some stu- dents in a negative way. "That kind of discussion makes them feel uncomfortable and self-con- scious," Harrison said. "It's natural when many people are raising issues like this that the people affected are particularly vulnerable. "All of our students are highly quali- fied to be here," Harrison said. 0 C O ROM FROMI & AROUND THE ATIQNf. Clinton prepares activist Union speech WASHINGTON - Under a heavy cloud of suspicion, President Clinton goes before the nation tomorrow with a State of the Union address offering the first bal- anced budget in 30 years along with big spending increases for schools, child care, medical research and the environment. After years of austerity imposed by troubling deficits, Clinton will present decidedly activist agenda for this midterm election year. 4 He wants to expand the Peace Corps, give consumers a "bill of rights" in health care plans, protect children from smoking and make big investments in AIDS treatment, food safety and medical research. He also wants to open Medicare to younger retirees, encourage small businesses to establish pension plans, and fix the Social Security sys- tem and Medicare before the baby boom generation starts collecting benefits. Emboldened by Clinton's legal and political troubles, Republicans will counter with their own plans for improving education, cutting taxes, overhauling the IRS and expanding the war against drugs. The big question, though, is how much of Clinton's message will penetrate the fog of uncertainty about his presidency after allegations he had an affair with a young intern and urged her to lie about it. "He's going to have a heck of a hard time making himself heard on the State o the Union," said Colgate University political scientist Michael Johnston. Asian crisis boosts dollar worldwide NEW YORK - In Thailand, hotels are quoting room rates in dollars and foreign airlines want to do the same with air fares. In Singapore, businesses are turning local bank accounts into dollars. In Russia, even maids and mechanics hoard dollars as informal savings accounts. The turbulence in Asia that has rocked financial markets around the globe has boosted the dollar, giving it more pres- tige than it has had in many years and making it the currency of choice. "The dollar is king," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Primark Decision Economics. That's a big change from the late 1980s and early 1990s when the Japanese yen and German mark tow- ered over the dollar. Americans travel- ing overseas found their dollars bought little, and imported goods were often priced out of reach. It was less than three years ago that the dollar fell to a post-World War 11 low against the Japanese yen. Now, with the U.S. economy wind- ing up its seventh year of expansion, inflation running at a slow pace and unemployment at a 24-year low, the buck is riding high. House panel presseD CIA for raw reports WASHINGTON - Republican members of the House intelligence com- mittee are demanding access to raw human intelligence reports on a contro- versial foreign-policy issue. It is the first test for CIA Director George Tenet in the decade-long struggle between the Congress and an administration ova access to sensitive intelligence. The House members are seeking access to the same reports being passed to the president and other top national-security policy-makers, according to sources on Capitol Hill and in the administration. One source, who asked not to be identified, said the intelligence requested by the commit- tee involves "an ongoing hot question-of policy " which "has a volatile political aspect" but declined to identify the issue Top students take notes in your classes and provide them in typed paragraph format. Notes are accurate, complete, and easy to understand. 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Pope s visit a risk for Communist leader HAVANA - Although he steadfast- ly refuses to allow gambling in Cuba, President Fidel Castro rolled the dice when he invited Pope John Paul 11 to visit this closed communist island - with thousands of foreign journalists in tow. It is no secret that Cuba's economy has been in a shambles since the col- lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and that political dissent is anathema with- in Castro's realm. At the same time, the pontiff is a staunch anti-Communist and a promoter of democracy and human rights. The risk for Castro was that as the world looked on during the five day papal swing through this island's biggest cities, the pope's presence and his criticisms of the political sys- tem here would provide an opening for people to protest, leading to a public-relations disaster for the Cuban president. Moreover, observers said that if the pope's visit had been marred by disturbances, dogmatists within the Communist Party who have ques- tioned the wisdom of Castro's deci- sion to host the Vatican leads would have been vindicated, th positions strengthened. It also would have raised serious questions about the aging dictator's political acumen. Russian leaders fail to approve symbols MOSCOW - The lower housef parliament, the State Duma, failed to muster enough support to formally approve Russia's official national symbols, another illustra- tion of the country's inconclusive search for a post-Soviet national identity. The Duma, dominated by Communists and nationalists, could not come up with the needed votes on Friday to ratify the tricolor red, blue and white national flag, emblem anthem. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. Take a Free Test Drive and find ot February 14 on U of M Campus Call Now. 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