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Past Programs: Transcripts From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

 for the week of October 5-9 1998
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  • Friday, October 9, 1998

     

    Political Wrap Pundits Shields and Gigot on the impeachment vote and the budget battle.

    Nobel Prize Winner
    Portuguese writer José Saramago wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Closed For Business?
    Kwame Holman updates Congress's move to keep the government operating.

    Global Crisis
    Phil Ponce is joined by Fred Bergsten, Susan Aaronson, and David Henderson to discuss the global financial crisis.

    Conversations
    Terence Smith has a conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen about the Clinton-Lewinsky matter.


    Thursday, October 8, 1998

     

    The Vote The House votes to pursue a formal impeachment hearing against President Clinton.

    James Wolfensohn
    The president of the World Bank discusses the global economic crisis.

    Historical Views
    Phil Ponce gets the historical view of the impeachment inquiry vote.

     


    Wednesday, October 7, 1998

     

    Ultimatum
    Will Milosevic remove troops from Kosovo?

    A Historic Vote
    The new president of Colombia discusses peace efforts in his country.

    Conversation With William Buckley
    Part III in a series of conversations on the issues raised by the investigation on President Clinton.

     


    Tuesday, October 6, 1998

     

    World Economy
    President Clinton addresses the IMF and World Bank on the global economic crisis.

    Andres Pastrana
    The new president of Colombia discusses peace efforts in his country.

    Impeachment Inquiry
    Kwame Holman sets up a discussion with our regional commentators, who take a look at the House impeachment process so far.

    Listening To Baseball
    Thoughts about the magic of baseball from NewsHour regular and the poet laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky.


    Monday, October 5, 1998

     

    Hearings Begin
    The Judiciary Committee voted to commence with a formal impeachment inquiry into the Lewinsky matter.

    George Bush
    The former president and his national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, discuss U.S. foreign policy.

    Impeachment Debate
    Excerpts from the House Judiciary Committee debate on whether or not to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton. Kwame Holman reports.

     



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