GOP sees impeachment
inauirv within two weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) -
Republicans intend to bring a for
mal inquiry of impeachment to the
House floor within the next two
weeks, GOP sources said Tuesday.
Democrats renewed talk of a
lesser sanction for President
Clinton, perhaps a censure along
with a financial penalty.
The maneuvering in Congress
unfolded as the White House, after
digesting nearly 3,200 newly
released pages of Kenneth Starr’s
evidence, lashed out at the indepen
dent counsel for ignoring “all rea
sonable standards of fairness in
preparing and drafting” his highly
publicized report to lawmakers cit
ing evidence of impeachable
offenses.
In particular, Clinton’s lawyers
wrote the Judiciary Committee
contending that Starr’s report
included 150 pages of “gratuitous
and graphic sexual details.” At the
same time, attorneys David
Kendall and Charles Ruff wrote,
Starr excluded this statement that
Monica Lewinsky made before the
grand jury: “No one ever asked me
to lie and I was never promised a
job for my silence.”
Several Republican sources,
speaking on condition of anonymi
ty, said work had begun on drafting
the terms of an impeachment
inquiry, legislation likely to
empower the panel to conduct its
own investigation of the facts in the
case. It was not clear whether the
Judiciary Committee would be lim
ited to investigating matters con
tained in Starr’s report, or would be
authorized to range more broadly,
perhaps into other areas Starr is
probing, or perhaps into alleged
campaign fund-raising violations.
It is likely that some action will
be taken before Congress adjourns,
said one Republican aide. Other
officials said the likeliest time for a
vote on the House floor was the
week after next. Congress has set
Oct. 9 as its target adjournment
date.
The disclosure came as
Republicans on the Judiciary
Committee met to review the
panel’s work thus far and plan its
next steps.
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Anti-abortion groups ready
to file lawsuit against city
By Todd Anderson
Senior staff writer
The new forum for debate of pro
testers’ rights will be U.S. Federal
Court, anti-abortion leaders said
Tuesday.
One day after the Lincoln City
Council voted to override a mayoral
veto of an ordinance to restrict anti
abortion protesters outside
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
anti-abortion groups are ready to file
a lawsuit against Lincoln regarding
the measure, claiming it is unconsti
tutional.
While the ordinance, passed on
Sept. 15, will not take effect until next
week, the office of the attorney repre
senting Rescue the Heartland, an
anti-abortion group, said the suit may
be filed against the city of Lincoln as
early as today.
Larry Donlan, the leader of
Omaha’s Rescue the Heartland, said
he was dismayed by the council’s
decision.
But, he said, challenging the ordi
nance in federal court and soliciting
an injunction to stop enforcement of
the ordinance are new ways his group
can attempt to continue protest
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We want to make sure the city attorneys
office either gets outside counsel to defend
itself or takes some similar action
Alan Peterson
attorney representing Westminster Presbyterian Church
against Winston Crabb, a
Westminster Church member who
performs abortions in Lincoln.
Nebraska Right to Life also is
considering involvement in the suit,
Executive Director Julie Schmit
Albin said.
Though NRL is not associated
with Rescue the Heartland, she said,
NRL “still (views) the override as an
infringement on our pro-life speech.”
Schmit-Albin said NRL focuses
on lobbying efforts and distributing
pre-election literature about abortion,
as well as organizing peaceful
protests outside abortion clmics.
She said the group’s rights to
organize its political campaign might
be threatened if further city ordi
nances are passed restricting protest
ers’ rights.
Alan Peterson, a Lincoln attorney
representing Westminster Church,
said the church would not be directly
implicated in the lawsuit
“We want to make sure the city
attorney’s office either gets outside
counsel to defend itself or takes some
similar action,” he said.
For now, Donlan said, Rescue the
Heartland is planning a Sunday
morning vigil outside Westminster
Church and is looking at protesting in
Dr. Crabb’s neighborhood.
Donlan said the new ordinance,
once enforced, will give Rescue the
Heartland an opportunity to refocus
its efforts in Lincoln.
Increased attention from the pub
lic has not set back his group, he said.
“We’ve just discovered that when
there’s a lot of publicity on this issue, a
lot of people come out to talk to us ...
and spontaneously stop and join us.”
noara votes to restrict some areas
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near the entrances of the lounge
that let people know that a commu
nity service officer or union staff
member may ask for UNL identifi
cation, Swanson said.
“Unless they bring attention to
themselves by their behavior, we’re
not going to go out of our way to
identify them as non-students,”
Swanson said.
If someone fails to produce
proper identification, they will be
asked to leave the posted area, he
said.
Swanson said he will report
back to the Union Board before
Thanksgiving break with infor
mation on how the policy is work
ing.
“This is experimental. We are
searching for something that
works.”
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required to put 400 “sweat equity”
hours into building their or other
Habitat for Humanity-built homes.
Student volunteers are taking
turns staying in UNL’s Shantytown.
From 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., they
occupy the makeshift home for one
hour shifts. A group of students also
taxes turns staying ovemignt.
Marty Metschke, a junior unde
clared major, said he got involved for
the self-fUlfillment.
“You can really help make a dif
ference,” he said.
Some of the passers-by glanced at
the shanty and walked on, he said,
while a few made donations.
Greg Ludvik, a freshman broad
casting major, was one the tew who
donated a dollar as he passed.
“The way it is built sends a good
message,” he said. “It’s eye-catch
mg.
Dubs said many volunteers par
ticipate for emotional reasons.
“When you see the faces of the
family you are helping, you are
hooked.”
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