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The disclosure gives the scandal an important new twist and ratchets up pressure on the Justice Department to appoint an independent counsel.
Detractors are predictably disgusted: "[T]he novelty of a bloody horror film built around a malevolent doll carrying the soul of a serial killer has worn thin" (Lawrence van Gelder, the New York Times ). But fans say the addition of Jennifer Tilly as Chucky's human girlfriend (who is later transformed into his doll-girlfriend) ratchets up the star power and the fun.
As Bill Clinton ratchets up the pressure on Baghdad, Saddam will inevitably bellow Nasserite defiance.