"Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce": The White House "Media Food Chain" Report Is Nixon's ghost hanging out at the Clinton White House? In early January news coverage was focused on this report, prepared in 1995 by the White House Counsel's Office. The report describes an anti-Clinton "media food chain" that supposedly works to disseminate speculative stories about the President. Is this report perceptive -- or paranoid? White House Press Conference on "Media Food Chain" Conspiracy Report" Articles in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Times exposing the report on the "Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce" forced press secretary Mike McCurry to defend the premises of what many are calling a paranoid tract. In his exchange with reporters, McCurry struggles to discredit the notion that the report is an indication of "conspiricism" at the Clinton White House. Iran-Bosnia Arms Transfer Report Did the Clinton administration offer secret assurances that a pipeline of Iranian arms would be allowed to flow to Bosnia? This scandal threatens Clinton's new nominee for CIA Director, National Security Adviser Anthony Lake. Read the Senate report that details the foreign policy incident that some are comparing to Iran-Contra. Clinton Whitewater Deposition This file contains the full transcript of President Bill Clinton's testimony as a witness for the defense in the trial of his two of his business partners in the Whitewater venture. Clinton's remarks were videotaped during one April 28, 1996 session in the White House. Clinton's deposition was taken to be reviewed during the Little Rock, Arkansas trial of James and Susan McDougal. Senate Whitewater Special Committee: Majority Report This text file contains the full report of the Republican wing of the Senate committee established to investigate the Whitewater affair. The report is a gigantic review of the scandal, and is packed with thousands of details uncovered by the President's Congressional opposition. Senate Whitewater Special Committee: Minority Report This text file contains the full report of the Democratic minority of the Senate Special Committee on Whitewater. In it the Democrats report that they find the Whitewater allegations to be much ado about nothing, and argue that President Clinton is the victim of a manufactured scandal. FBI Filegate Report This is the complete text transcript of the "Report of the FBI General Counsel on The Dissemination of FBI File Information to the White House," issued on June 14, 1996 by FBI General Counsel Howard M. Shapiro. The report outlines the historical and legal context of the scandal and examines Privacy Act implications. Filegate Class Action Lawsuit This lawsuit, brought on behalf of hundreds of Republicans whose FBI files were acquired by the Clinton administration, accuses White House officials and Hillary Rodham Clinton of "willful and intentional" abuse of privacy. House Committee on Filegate This text file contains the full text of the interim report by the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on its "Investigation Into the White House and Department of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files." The report charges that the "Clinton White House displayed a lack of respect for the privacy and confidentiality of private citizens" and committed other serious abuses of power in the Filegate matter.(This file is best when downloaded and viewed in a text editor.) Webster Hubble Plea Agreement This file contains the text of former Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell's plea agreement, dated December 6, 1994, in which the longtime Clinton associate admits to committing two felonies. Paula Jones Sexual Harassment Lawsuit "The governor would like to meet with you." So read a note to Paula Jones, according to Jones, who says that Governor Clinton sought sex with her during a 1991 hotel room encounter allegedly arranged by Clinton. Jones has brought a high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton over the incident. This file contains the full text of the suit, which includes shocking allegations about the President's indecent proposals.
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