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'Clinton Vs. Starr': A 'Definitive' Account.

Ten years after President Clinton's impeachment, law professor Ken Gormley reviews the entire scandal in his new 800-page book The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr. Gormley joins Fresh Air to discuss the independent counsel investigation — and why it continues to resonate today.

Interview
38:25

Behind the Scenes of Bill Clinton's Impeachment.

Washington Post reporter Peter Baker. He’s the journalist who co-wrote the story breaking the news about Monica Lewinsky, and he’s just written a book about that episode of the Clinton presidency, called “The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton.” (Scribner) He writes, “For all the titillation about thongs and cigars, the story… was not so much about sex as it was about power.”

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William Weld Tells the Truth of Dirty Politics in Fiction

Former governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997) William Weld. As a Republican, he's been criticized by many of his fellow party members for his un-Republican-like stances. He's pro-gay, pro-choice on abortion, and he endorses condom distribution in public schools. He'll talk with Terry about breaking rank with other Republicans, especially in light of today's partisan politics. Weld is also the author of a novel, "Mackerel by Moonlight" (Simon & Schuster)

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22:08

The Governmental Standoff in the Soviet Union

Boris Yeltsin may be forced out of office tomorrow when the Congress of People's Deputies meets in a special session. William Taubman, a political science professor at Amherst College, was in Russia this January, and has visited the beleaguered country five times in the last 18 months. He talks about the current chaotic state of Russian politics.

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