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Clinton lawyer attacks prosecutors
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House Counsel
Charles Ruff opened President Clinton's impeachment
defense yesterday with ringing statements of Clinton's
innocence, an attack on the House's "rush to judg-
ment" and a fervent plea to the senators who will
decide the president's fate: "He must not be removed
from office."
*Speaking so quietly at times that some senators
strained in their seats to listen, Ruff declared that
"William Jefferson Clinton is not guilty of the
charges" leveled by the House.
Ruff spoke from his wheelchair, his breastpock-
et copy of the Constitution on a nearby table, a
few hours before Clinton's delivery of the State of
the Union address across the Capitol in the House
chamber.
The awkward juxtaposition - a somber trial in
the shadow of a moment of grand political
pageantry - prompted some congressional
Republicans to announce they would skip the
president's speech.
Many more said they would attend out of
respect for the office if not for the current occu-
pant.
In an opening statement, Ruff offered a point-by-
point rebuttal of each allegation, criticized
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr for his handling
of witness Linda Tripp and accused the House of
"prosecutorial ... fudge" on one key piece of evi-
dence.
"We will defend the president on the facts and
on the law and on the constitutional principles
that must guide your deliberations," he pledged.
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remain close together while "bearing
the unbearable," Kirschen said.
The memorial service was held not
only for the students, but also for the
*ourners. "It's such an integral part of
the Jewish tradition to take care of all
those alive," said Jill Halman,
Zwerdling's aunt.
"I know Celia would have been con-
cerned with the people" at the service,
said Marc Halman, Zwerdling's uncle.
Close friends of Zwerdling and
Metzger created scrapbooks of various
pictures and other memorabilia for the
niversity community to fill. The scrap-
books will be sent to the students' fami-
lies.Both Metzger and Zwerdling are
from Silver Spring, Md.
Marc Halman said the service was
"really important for all those kids that
the two of them touched."
Services for Metzger and Zwerdling
will be held again tonight and tomorrow
night in the South Quad Taylor House
third floor lounge and dining hall.
Funeral services for Zwerdling will
be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Temple
Sinai in Washington, D.C. A memorial
service for Metzger will be held tomor-
row morning in Silver Springs, Md. The
service is scheduled to be held at a the-
atre in Silver Spring, because of
Metzger's love of theater and her plans
to become a director.
Zwerdling and Metzger had planned
to live together next fall.
The conditions of the other two stu-
dents injured in the accident have
improved, Munson Medical Center
officials said.
As of yesterday, Rosen was in "stable
condition" said Munson Medical Center
nursing supervisor Mark Baranski.
Smith was discharged yesterday morn-
ing in "good condition," Baranski said. "I
think things will progress very well."
Sgt. John Block of the Grand
Traverse Sheriff's Office said there was
"no evidence of excessive speed," but
the speed Smith was driving might have
been too fast for the poor road condi-
tions. There was no alcohol involved,
Block said.
Two other vehicles were involved in
Monday's accident when the Jeep slid
out of control while turning on a down-
hill curve. One of the cars was side-
swiped, while the other vehicle, a one-
half to three-quarter ton van was totaled
in the accident. Neither of the drivers
were injured, Block said.
There were other accidents on
Monday but none as severe as the one
that took the lives of the two students,
Block said. "That was the most serious
one that day," he said.
Counseling is available for students
through the University Counseling and
Psychological Services.
MINORS
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policy committees "shape" minors and
"coordinate" well.
University of Michigan Associate
Dean for Undergraduate Education
Robert Owen said the specifics of the
proposed minor program - including a
possible minimum grade point average
- are still being discussed.
At the University of California at
Berkeley minors also vary by department
but each requires students to take five
upper-level courses as well as the intro-
ductory work leading up to those courses.
Margaret DiStasi, director of the
Office of Undergraduate Advising at
Berkeley, said permitting students the
opportunity to minor can allow them to
explore their own interests.
"Students can pursue things that are
esoteric,' DiStasi said. "Things that
parents who want their children to
make a living might not approve of."
But Sanders said for some students
the decision to minor is just the next
logical step.
"After (students) meet their distribu-
tion requirement they realize they only
need two more courses and decide why
not, it will look good to employers"
Sanders said.
Not all colleges offer such opportuni-
ties. Michigan State University and the
University of Wisconsin do not allow stu-
dents to tailor their electives into a minor.
Wisconsin Assistant Dean Barbara.
Wiley said the university does not
offer minors because there is "no
pressing need" and minors do not
necessarily give more depth to a col-
lege education.
"We don't feel minors mean much
academically," Wiley said.
But Sanders said that minors might
be just what some students need.
"Some people only want 15 hours of
credit in history or political science;'
Sanders said.
Other schools, such as Penn State
University, have found that students
minoring in a subject may pose an
additional enrollment stress for
courses necessary for both students
majoring and minoring in the sub-
ject.
"In heavily enrolled departments it
can create a bottleneck," said Susan
Welch, Dean of the College of the
Liberal Arts at Penn State.
But, some administrators said any
snags in the program are minimal in
comparison to the benefits of a student-
electing a minor. "I hope its something
Michigan looks at seriously. It's a very
rich opportunity for the students,"
Flaherty said.
GOP reassures nation,
WASHINGTON (AP) - Promising lives will continu
to concentrate on "practical matters" practical matters,
topped by broad income tax cuts, ones."
Republicans assured the nation last Dunn, one of t
night that the Senate impeachment trial GOP women in the
of President Clinton would not tear the in the response by
country apart. (R-Okla.), a teleg
"Our country is not in crisis. There are star and one of th
no tanks in the streets," said Rep. House Republican
Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) presenting the Smiling broadly
nationally televised GOP response to the together on a balc
president's State of the Union address. domed Capitol lo
"No matter what the outcome of the ened background.
president's situation, life in America They echoed pt
will go on," Dunn continued. "Our in the day by Ser
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"There are two factors that are working sort of in opposition
to each other" Edy said. "One is that more people may be
interested this year, but on the other hand, more and more net-
works are showing alternate programming. It used to be there
was nothing you could watch but the State of the Union."
Political science Prof. Mel Laracey, who teaches a course
on the office of the American presidency, said the speech
*was an opportunity for Clinton to shift the public's and
Congress' focus away from his impeachment.
"This is his chance to make his case directly to the peo-
ple' Laracey said. "It's a time-honored technique to go
directly over the heads of Congress."
Students who watched Clinton's address thought the topic
of impeachment was rightfully left out of the speech.
"I'm not interested in that at all,' said LSA sophomore
Will Johnson, who was among a small crowd watching the
address on a television in the Michigan Union. "I don't think
it's the time for that?'
LSA junior Justin Shafer, who glanced at the televised
speech while studying in the Union, said the possibility of
Clinton mentioning the impeachment trial peaked his inter-
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not constitutional tax rates and eliminate the "marriage
penalty" paid by millions of two-
most prominent income couples.
House, was joined There is enough money in the budget
.ep. Steve Largent surplus, they said, to work out a plan to
ic former football safeguard Social Security while allow-
younger breed of ing people a tax cut. "Mr. President,
'aders. give it back," declared Dunn.
the two appeared She added that Republicans want to
ny with the white- focus on creation of personal retire-
ming in the dark- ment accounts to "give working
Americans the choice to invest" some
ns outlined earlier Social Security money in private mar-
te Republicans to kets.
"I want to see if he talks about the impeachment;" Shafer
said. "I don't think he should. It's not affecting his policies."
Kelley Boland, president of the College Democrats, said
Clinton's speech gave the public a favorable impression of him.
"I think his speech tonight was representative of how he's
run the country," said Boland, an LSA junior. "It shows that
he's focused on ... moving the nation forward.
"He can't dwell on" the impeachment, she said. "It's not
in his hands now"
Laracey said that through his speech Clinton managed "to
rise above the current situation in Congress.
"Just looking at him you'd never know there was any
problem" he said.
Some students who watched in their residence hall rooms
shared similar opinions.
"Although he's going through a lot of turmoil in his pri-
vate life, as the president, lie's fulfilling his duties;' LSA
sophomore Gautam Kher said.
"I'm pretty impressed with what he's said so far" LSA
sophomore Julie Hay said. "All of these things are far more
important than what Congress has been doing lately?"
But, LSA sophomore Jeff Siersma, said he chose to watch
ESPN instead of coverage of the speech last night.
"I knew it was on," Siersma said. "I'm trying to avoid it.
I'm tired of it all."
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sat stonily side by side.
Demanding that Washington reserve
$4 trillion in expected budget surplus-
es to shore up Social Security and
Medicare, Clinton declared, "First
things first."
In a new salvo against smoking,
Clinton announced the Justice
Department will sue the tobacco
industry. He also is seeking a 55-cent-
a-pack tax on cigarettes. "Our children
are targets of a massive media cam-
paign to hook them on cigarettes,"
Clinton said.
Clinton also urged spending billions
of dollars for new programs in child
care, education, crime-fighting, the
environment and the Pentagon. And he
called for raising the minimum wage
by $1 an hour over two years to $6.15.
"With our budget surplus growing,
our economy expanding, our confi-
dence rising, now is the time for this
generation to meet our historic respon-
sibility to the 21st Century," Clinton
said. "Let's get to work."
Clinton's speech came eight hours
after White House lawyers began
defending the president in a Senate
trial, arguing he was innocent of per-
jury and obstruction of justice charges
and "must not be removed from
office."
Two special guests sat in the House
chamber with First Lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton as the president
spoke: civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks
and baseball slugger Sammy Sosa.
Clinton singled out his wife, saying "I
honor her" for her work with children
and on behalf of the nation.
On education, the president said he
would send Congress a plan that for
AP PHOTO
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton stands next to Chicago Cubs rightfiekler
Sammy Sosa prior to President Clinton's State of the Union address yesterday.
the first time holds states and school
districts accountable for their progress
and rewards them for results, he said.
Schools that fail to comply could lose
some of the $15 billion the federal
government spends on education.
"I believe we must change the way
we invest that money, to support what
works and to stop supporting what
doesn't," the president said. No child
should graduate from high school
"with a diploma he or she can't read,"
Clinton said.
In his remarks on foreign policy,
Clinton said the United States will
continue to contain Iraq's Saddam
Hussein. "And we will work for the
day when Iraq has a government wor-
thy of its people," Clinton said. In the
aftermath of the killing of more than
40 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo,
Clinton said the United States and
NATO allies "are pressing the Serbian
government to stop its brutal repres-
sion in Kosovo, to bring those respon-
sible to justice."
He also proposed $4.2 billion - a
70 percent increase - to dismantle
and destroy Russia's nuclear arsenal
and redirect the work of Russian scien-
tists from weapons to civilian research.
On Social Security, Clinton's propos-
al sets up a monumental fight over how
to protect the giant retirement program
and deal with GOP tax-cutting ambi-
tions against a background of $4 trillion
in projected surpluses over 15 years.
The president's proposal would cre-
ate new 401(k)-style retirement
accounts for workers and invest some
of Social Security's cash reserves in
the stock market for the first time.
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