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Notable Quotes and Predictions: February 1 - 14

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Feb. 14 | Feb. 13 Feb. 12 |Feb. 11 | Feb. 10 | Feb. 9 | Feb. 8
Feb. 7 | Feb. 6 | Feb. 5 | Feb. 4 | Feb. 3 | Feb. 2 | Feb. 1

Archives:     March 15 - 31     March 1 - 14     Feb. 15 - 28     Jan. 21 - 31


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Saturday, Feb. 14

Quotes of the Day:
"It's highly likely that there are extensive records that have never yet seen the light of day. A grand jury subpoena and the means to enforce it quickly could yield a lot of information which has not yet been produced to Congress."

Michael Madigan, chief counsel of the Governmental Affairs Committee, on getting documents from the White House
(The Washington Post,
"Investigators Focus on White House Logs")

"I don't think a White House in history has been so open with an investigating committee and provided so much information."

Jim Kennedy, a spokesman for White House counsel Charles F.C. Ruff, referring to some 120,000 pages of documents provided to the Senate committee
(The Washington Post, "Investigators Focus on White House Logs")


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Friday, Feb. 13

Quotes of the Day:
"If we are going out and telling stories out of school, we have violated ... trust. And when that trust is violated, our protectees will say, 'I'm not going to let you snuggle up to me.' And that puts the president in a tremendously precarious position."

Hamilton Brown, executive secretary of the Association of Former Agents of the U.S. Secret Service, on whether agents should be forced to testify against those they protect.
(The Washington Post,
"Secret Service Kept From Testifying")

"They are there to protect the president, not to cover up for him."

Ronald Robertson, chairman of the Fraternal Order of Police labor committee for the D.C. police department
(The Washington Post, "Secret Service Kept From Testifying")


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Thursday, Feb. 12

Lewis/AP
Marcia Lewis, left, leaves court on Wednesday. (AP)

Quotes of the Day:
"This is a very emotionally draining and difficult time for my client. No mother should be forced by federal prosecutors to testify against her own child."

Billy Martin, Marcia Lewis's lawyer
(The Washington Post,
"Lewinsky's Mother Overcome By Emotion During Testimony")

"It sounds like 'stop me before I kill again.' People like it, they're intrigued by it, and they don't like that they're intrigued by it. There's revulsion at their own level of interest."

Boston Globe Editor Matthew Storin, on the public's complaints over the Clinton-Lewinsky coverage
(The Washington Post, "Though Fed Up With Media, Public Maintains an Appetite for the Story")

Prediction:
"I don't anticipate this will evaporate, but I do anticipate it will slowly dissipate over time by the weight of its own insubstantiality."

Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her husband's current troubles
(The Washington Post, "Lewinsky's Mother Overcome By Emotion During Testimony")


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Wednesday, Feb. 11

Quote of the Day:
"She has no intention of falling on her sword. She will not defy either a federal court order or a subpoena. ... She will not go to jail like Susan McDougal."

William H. Ginsburg, on whether or not client Monica Lewinsky will testify
(The Washington Post,
"Lewinsky's Mother Appears in Court")


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Tuesday, Feb. 10

Quotes of the Day:
"One of the controlling factors is if there is an atmosphere [to] consider removal. ... Until the American people get stirred up like they were in 1974, there should be no discussion of impeachment."

former representative M. Caldwell Butler (R-Va.)
(The Washington Post,
"Impeachment Inquiry Discussed in House")

"A foolhardy attempt to impeach an overwhelmingly popular and successful president on inconsistent and highly suspect circumstantial evidence is one way to ensure a Democratic congressional majority next November."

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)
(The Washington Post, "Impeachment Inquiry Discussed in House")


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Monday, Feb. 9

Quotes of the Day:
"It's hard to get mad at a president over adultery or alleged sex with an intern if his wife isn't mad at him."

Greg Mueller, conservative Republican
(The Washington Post,
"Clinton's Poll Numbers Surprised Political Pros")

"The problem with this is we are not going to learn the real impact for years. It is going to leave an indelible mark on our psyche but I don't know what the mark will be."

Frank Luntz, GOP analyst-pollster
(The Washington Post, "Clinton's Poll Numbers Surprised Political Pros")


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Sunday, Feb. 8

Quote of the Day:
"We knew that [Clinton attorney Robert S.] Bennett would pursue collateral issues, try to eat up our time. It would be scorched earth litigation - and we would never recover our hourly fees."

T. Wesley Holmes, attorney for Paula Jones, on the strategy of President Clinton's attorneys
(The Washington Post,
"For Jones, a Bolder But Riskier Tack")

Prediction:
"If the jury we end up with is close to being a reasonable jury, and if the judge in the case continues to be reasonable, I think we have a very strong case."

Donovan Campbell Jr., attorney for Paula Jones
(The Washington Post, "For Jones, a Bolder But Riskier Tack")


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Saturday, Feb. 7

Quote of the Day:
"Normally one would say you don't mess around with a rattlesnake. But we're well beyond that at this point."

Michael McCurry, White House press secretary, on the administration's new aggressiveness toward Kenneth Starr.
(The Washington Post,
"Clinton Advisers Agree to Attack Starr")


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Friday, Feb. 6

President Clinton
(AP)
Quotes of the Day:

"Never."

President Clinton, on whether he would consider resigning
(The Washington Post,
"Clinton Criticizes Grand Jury Leaks")

"We cannot responsibly determine whether she [Lewinsky] is telling the truth without speaking directly to her. We have found that there is no substitute for looking a witness in the eye, asking detailed questions, matching the answers against verifiable facts, and if appropriate, giving a polygraph test."

Kenneth Starr, independent counsel
(The Washington Post, "Source: Clinton Discussed Testimony With Secretary")


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Thursday, Feb. 5

Ginsburg
(AP)
Quote of the Day:
"If Judge Starr's object of this whole investigation is to net Monica Lewinsky in a conviction and jail time, then we have to look at how our tax dollars are being spent."

William Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky's lawyer
(AP,
"Clinton Again Says Charges are False")


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Wednesday, Feb. 4

Quotes of the Day:
"I had met her. I was aware of her as an intern. I ran into her at Starbucks a couple of times. I have no firsthand knowledge at all about the nature of the relationship, if any, between the president and Monica Lewinsky."

George Stephanopoulos, former White House aide, on Monica Lewinsky
(The Washington Post,
"Three Dozen Lewinsky Visits Logged at White House")


"She can't hide, not in L.A. Not with that face."

Lewis Robert, freelance cameraman, on Monica Lewinsky's chances of eluding photographers in Los Angeles
(The Washington Post, "Media Frenzy Follows Ex-Intern to L.A.")

Prediction:
"If Monica's not going to be writing her own book, I would very much doubt her mother would write a book if her daughter didn't want her to. There's going to be Monica's book or nobody's book."

Steve Schragis, president of Carol Publishing, Marcia Lewis's publisher
(The Washington Post, "Role Puts Spotlight on Lewinsky's Mother")


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Tuesday, Feb. 3

Quote of the Day:
"The people around Starr are typical federal prosecutors, but they're in a peculiar situation. They have one target, unlimited funds and their job is to find any criminality they can. It's like an organized crime case: You don't say, 'Here's a crime, did Sammy the Bull do it?' You say, 'Sammy the Bull is an organized crime figure. Let's see what we can get on him.' "

Mark Rasch, former Justice Department lawyer now doing criminal defense
(The Washington Post,
"Starr Warriors")


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Monday, Feb. 2

Vice President Gore
Vice President Gore
(Susan Biddle/TWP)

Quote of the Day:
"Al is handling himself magnificently. It can't be easy for him — with his strict moral standards. . . As the Hungarians say, 'It is hard to ride two horses with just one rear end.' "

Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.)
(The Washington Post,
"Above Fray, Gore Keeps Eyes on Future")

Prediction:
"He believes the president, and he believes in the president. He will be the last man overboard.""

Unnamed political aide speaking about Vice President Gore
(The Washington Post, "Above Fray, Gore Keeps Eyes on Future")


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Sunday, Feb. 1

Quote of the Day:
"We broke off our relationship because we disagreed on the definition of a good friend. I said a good friend was someone you loved and cared about. She said a good friend was 'somebody vulnerable who confides in you, then you use that information to land a huge book deal, and then you shed your good friend like a rattlesnake's skin.' "

columnist Tony Kornheiser, describing an imaginary date with Linda Tripp
(The Washington Post
"Oral Hygiene")

Predictions:
"But if these allegations prove to be true, then I think [Clinton will] be removed from office by Democrats. I think they'll want him to go from office, as well as the American public."

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
(On NBC's "Meet the Press")

"It'll go away. It'll pass. The president will remain in office, he'll do a good job, we'll all, hopefully, have a sound economy, keep our jobs, and I think everything's going to be fine."

William Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky's attorney
(On NBC's "Meet the Press")

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