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Article: Orderly thought on Clinton.(Brief Article)(Column)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- February 23, 1998
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NEW YORK, JANUARY 27
It is impossible for anyone to think about the Clinton business without making certain assumptions. The obligation is to make reasonable assumptions. They are, in this case, that he a) had sex with Monica Lewinsky and b) lied about it. Dismiss (for these purposes) the other stuff, allegedly telling her not to talk, arranging with pals to get her taken care of, the question whether Kenneth Starr acted reasonably in getting the larger mandate, whether Linda Tripp is primarily a fortune seeker, whether she acted ethically in her eavesdropping. Forget it. Stick with the basic assumption.
First question: Did Clinton, by having sex with ...