DOLE DEMANDS FBI MEMO, HEALTH RECORDS FROM CLINTON.Byline: Adam Nagourney Adam Nagourney (born October 10, 1954 in New York City) is an American journalist covering U.S. politics for The New York Times. Nagourney graduated with a B.A. from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1977. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Broadening his assault on President Clinton's trustworthiness, Bob Dole Wednesday challenged Clinton to release a memorandum by his FBI director which is reportedly critical of White House drug-fighting efforts. Dole also urged the president to disclose more of his health records. Dole's demand for the memo, written by FBI Director Louis J. Freeh to Clinton 18 months ago, came a day after the president invoked executive privilege executive privilege, exemption of the executive branch of government, or its officers, from having to give evidence, specifically, in U.S. law, the exemption of the president from disclosing information to congressional inquiries or the judiciary. to withhold the document from Republicans in Congress. The dispute over Freeh's memo had been flagged by Dole's aides as his major theme at Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren. It is commonly referred to as "E-town. , amid the rolling green farmlands of central Pennsylvania, on his sole campaign stop of the day. But Dole, departing from his text, also attacked Clinton's refusal to release all his medical records and alluded to allegations of misuse of White House personnel files by White House political operatives. Dole's aides later described the candidate's remarks as part of a broader effort to question Clinton's credibility and thus undercut him before the presidential debate Sunday in Hartford, Conn. ``Just yesterday, we learned that the White House is invoking executive privilege to keep that memo from seeing the light of day,'' Dole said to a chorus of boos from students packed in a college gymnasium. Such gyms have become a favorite campaign venue for Dole as he looks for places sure to turn out enthusiastic, daytime crowds. ``Now,'' Dole continued, ``we can't see your health records, Mr. President Mr. President can refer to:
``Mr. President, it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to release the memo so the American people will really understand how bad your drug policy's been the last 44 months,'' Dole continued. ``And we're going to demand that it be released.'' The FBI report in question was requested by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, which has repeatedly tussled with the White House over documents involving investigations that Republicans believe might embarrass Clinton. Newsweek reported that the memorandum by Freeh, who has unsuccessfully sought to put all drug-fighting efforts under his agency, complained about the lack of ``any true leadership'' in the administration. Clinton's aides said he considered the memorandum a privileged communications PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS. Those statements made by a client to his counsel or attorney, or solicitor, in confidence, relating to some cause Or action then pending or in contemplation. 2. Such communications cannot be disclosed without the consent of the client. between an agency head and the president. On his health, Clinton has released summaries of health reports, but not the detailed accounts that Dole and some other presidential candidates have disclosed. Clinton's aides responded with some of their toughest attacks yet on the Republican opponent. ``When you're faced with a campaign that doesn't have a current theme, you revert to type: hatchet hatchet: see tomahawk. man,'' said George Stephanopolous, a senior aide to Clinton. ``I wonder if families from Dayton to Harrisburg to Fort Lauderdale are waking up every morning saying, `My goodness: Where are the president's health records? I thought he released them months ago.' It's one more example of a desperate, negative, somewhat pathetic campaign,'' Stephanopolous said. ``In his desperate, attack-a-day strategy, he's looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something that will stick. Good luck.'' |
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