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Hyde followed with a blunt rebuke to senators who were proposing to dismiss the case: "I looked at this motion to dismiss, and I was astounded, really.
Nonetheless, as the WP says, the whole matter represents a "stinging rebuke" for Starr, and the investigation into the grand jury leaks continues.
Beyond any actual financial loss (which Clinton could probably recoup with a high-paying post-presidential job) there is likely to be a perceived element of strong moral rebuke associated with the forfeiture of retirement benefits.
This credentials-committee rebuke must have made even Mr. Frantz and Ms. Collins cringe, avowed admirers of diversity that they are.
Ford proposes the following punishment: "A harshly worded rebuke as rendered by members of both parties," to be administered in the well of the House chamber.