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NewsHour Coverage of the 105th Congress



NewsHour 105th Congressional Coverage from:


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Scrutinize the work of several major Congressional committees in online forums with the chairs and ranking members.


Participate in an ongoing dialogue with twelve new members of Congress.


Follow the first year in Congress of Freshmen Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Jay Johnson (D-WI)


December 9, 1997 --Honest Disagreement Janet Reno and Louis Freeh explain their views of an independent counsel.

December 3, 1997 --Family Feuds A historical look at the President - Attorney General relationship.

December 2, 1997 --"The Decision is Mine" Janet Reno will not begin an independent counsel investigation.

November 14, 1997 --Identity Crisis Following a background report by Kwame Holman, Margaret Warner talks with four guests about the Democratic party at a crossroads.

November 14, 1997 --Political Wrap From "fast track" to Iraq, President Clinton had a busy week.

November 10, 1997 --Fast Track Derailed President Clinton fails to convince Congress to support the trade deal.

November 7, 1997 --Political Wrap Our political pundits on the '97 elections and the fast track vote.

November 7, 1997 --Money Talks Kwame Holman takes a look at the congressional election in New York's 13th district and the money that helped finance it.

November 6, 1997 --Up Hill Battle The fight to renew the President's authority to negotiate trade deals.

November 3, 1997 -- Newsmaker: Ross Perot In a Newsmaker interview, Phil Ponce discusses the Reform Party with Ross Perot.

October 31, 1997 -- Political Wrap Why did Sen. Thompson shut down his hearings into campaign financing?

October 31, 1997 -- New Jersey Battleground Betty Ann Bowser reports on the New Jersey governor's race between incumbent Republican Christie Todd Whitman and two strong competitors.

October 30, 1997 -- View from the Hill The Interior Sec. testifies in front of the Senate investigation commmittee.

October 30, 1997 -- Mr. Babbit in the Hot Seat The Interior Sec. testifies in front of the Senate investigation commmittee.

October 29, 1997 -- White House Response The White House's lawyers answered questions on the sudden appearance of the videotapes of President Clinton's fund-raisers and coffees.

October 23, 1997 -- A question of ignorance? The White House Communications Agency testified that they had not realizied that recordings of coffees hosted at the White House should be turned over to investigators.

October 22, 1997 -- Caught on Tape? The Senate opened this week's hearings into Democratic campaign abuses by airing a series of taped fund-raisers released by the White House.

October 22, 1997 -- Newsmaker: Bill Archer The Senate Finance Committee has been investigating the IRS which has sparked public interest, and some members of Congress are proposing solutions.

October 22, 1997 -- Contested Contest Bob Dornan's fight for California's 46th district continues.

October 17, 1997 -- Political Wrap A look at the politics of the Attorney General before the Congress.

October 15, 1997 -- Ms. Reno vs. Congress The Attorney General answers critics of her campaign finance investigation.

October 14, 1997 -- Extending the Investigation The Attorney General Janet Reno announced that she was extending the investigation into fund-raising calls made by President Clinton during the 1994 and 1996 elections.

October 10, 1997 -- Political Wrap Shields & Gigot discuss the White House coffee tapes.

October 8, 1997 -- "No Regrets" Former White House Chief of Staff Harold Ickes spent a stormy day before the committee saying that he was not sorry for the fund-raising done by the DNC and that nothing was done that was known to be illegal.

October 7, 1997 -- The Debate Continues... The Senate was unable to end debate on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill.

October 7, 1997 -- Ickes Testifies The former Chief of Staff to President Clinton, Harold Ickes, began his appearance before the committee.

October 6, 1997 -- Senate Standstill A group of ordinary Americans from Denver discuss the campaign finance scandal and the chances for reform.

October 3, 1997 -- Political Wrap Janet Reno moves closer to appointing an independent counsel.

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