thern Ireland, the herculean budget fight—had done nothing to slow down the worker bees in Whitewater World. On balance, I was happy with the results. With John Hume’s support, the White House decided to maintain contact with Adams, waiting for the moment when the march toward peace could resume. Mandela gave me clear instructions: We were doing a good cop/bad cop routine.
Essentially, Washington just said, Thanks, I’m going back to work, and if I don’t do a good job, reprimand me. Even if I had enjoyed more balanced press coverage, the voters probably would have had a hard time sorting out what I had accomplished in all the flurry of activity. and an agreement to accept a temporary suspension of my law license in return for Ray’s shutting down the independent counsel’s investigation. On September 9, Ken Starr sent his 445-page report to Congress, alleging eleven impeachable offenses.
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