An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton
by Richard A. Posner
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In a book written while the events were unfolding, Richard Posner presents a balanced and scholarly understanding of President Clinton's year of crisis which began when his affair with Monica Lewinsky hit the front pages in January 1998. With the freshness and immediacy of journalism, Posner clarifies the issues involved, carefully assesses the conduct of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and examines the pros and cons of impeaching President Clinton as well as the major procedural issues show more raised by both the impeachment in the House and the trial in the Senate. This book, reflecting the breadth of Posner's experience and expertise, will be the essential foundation for anyone who wants to understand President Clinton's impeachment ordeal. show lessTags
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A book on Pres. Clinton impeachment process. Posner's political position is hard to define though he is generally considered as a judge of conservative mind. He is pragmatist, liberitarian, and a proponent of law and economics movement.
Wow, this seems incredibly trivial and irrelevant now; but, hey, Clinton did lie under oath to a federal court.
A book on Pres. Clinton impeachment process. Posner's political position is hard to define though he is generally considered as a judge of conservative mind. He is pragmatist, liberitarian, and a proponent of law and economics movement.
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Richard A. Posner is Circuit Judge, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School
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- People/Characters
- Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Monica Lewinsky
- Important places
- White House, Washington, D.C., USA
- Important events
- Impeachment and Trial of President Bill Clinton
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- Genres
- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 342.73 — Society, government, & culture Law U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments North America Constitutional law--United States
- LCC
- KF5076 .C57 .P67 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Constitutional law Organs of the government The executive branch
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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