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After a few serious minutes in which he defended himself fairly effectively against accusations of hypocrisy for leaning on the FCC on behalf of a contributor, McCain seemed transported back to his days at the naval academy, when he made it his object to acquire as many demerits as possible without actually being expelled.
The LAT runs a front-page story based on juror interviews reporting that, contrary to opinions expressed yesterday by the Nichols jury forewoman, there was "a strong faction" on the jury leaning towards the death penalty.
The NYT says the House managers are leaning toward calling Jordan and away from calling Currie.
The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times lead with yesterday's revelation that the House-appointed "managers" of the impeachment case against President Clinton are leaning towards conducting a full-bore trial in the Senate, complete with the examination of witnesses.
This white paper is notable for two reasons: The first is that the chief author, who is known (fairly or otherwise) for his fondness for heavy regulation, seems to be leaning in a more libertarian direction.