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The president might be undone by the possible discrepancies between his testimony (helping Monica was Betty Currie's idea) and Vernon Jordan's (the "helping Monica" idea came via Currie, but it was originally Clinton's) (Liasson, Fox News Sunday ). Or by the deposition to be released by Jones' lawyers (Bill Kristol, This Week ). Or by Kathleen Willey's testimony--that Clinton placed her hand on his erect, but clothed, penis (Fred Barnes, McLaughlin Group ). Or by Starr's star witness, former Arkansas Gov.
The religious observation of All Souls’ Day, or Día de los Muertos, on November 2, is an occasion for many families to erect altars specifically for a parent or other family member who has recently died.
The Pan-Arab Al-Hayat said this would create "real problems" for candidates who traditionally erect large tents in which to hold banquets for their electors.
In the early hours of 13 August 1961, East German workers and soldiers began to erect the wall that would separate East and West Berlin and change the lives of several million people for nearly 30 years.
A chart on our Web site shows the percentage of the population that has various sizes of erect penis from 3.75 to 9 inches, broken down in quarter-inch increments.