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But once Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr released his oversexed report and Republicans in Congress began parlaying it into impeachment proceedings, the question changed to "Should he be impeached?"
A piece denounces Alexander Haig for parlaying his brief stint as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state into a career as an international influence peddler.