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Show __TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION Friday, December4, 1998 A6 — GOP Drops Fund Raising From ImpeachmentProbe Justice panel nowwill consider only Clinton’s trysts with Lewinskyandhis efforts to conceal them THE ASSOCIATED PRESS thedayto craft an alternative that WASHINGTON — Republicans jettisoned campaign fund raising from their impeachment wouldstopshort of impeachment inquiry Thursday, likely clearing the wayfor a historic House Judiciary Committee vote next week over President Clinton’s relation. ship with Monica Lewinsky and his effort to cover it up. At the same time, incoming Speaker Bob Livingston signaled a desire for the full House to con- venein a pre-Christmassession to vote on any articles of impeach- ment that win committee approv- Spokesman Kevin Fogarty said King and several other GOP lawmakers were laboring over a proposal that would “include a strong condemnation of Clinton andrequirehimto paya financial penalty and issue a statement acknowledging wrongdoing Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., chair- manofthe Judiciary Committee, has set aside Tuesday for the White Housetopresent evidence al Taken together, the developments amounted tostrong signals eral weeks he wants to wrap the tion results — intend to move swiftly to wrap up the third presi dential impeachment inquiry in the nation’s history. Even so. while the GOP-controlled panel is expected to approve at least one article of impeachment on a par ty-line vote, the outcome on the Housefloor remains in doubt Democrats, as well as Republi cansincluding Peter King of New York, intensified efforts during paign-finance laws in its delibera- tions currently scheduled for next decidednot to look in depth at allegations by Kathleen Willey, a former White House volunteer, that Clinton had made a sexual advance at her. In that case, Re- publicans on the committee subpoenaed Willey’s attorney and week,” he later said in a written statement. The decision to abandon the campaign-finance aspect of the Nathan Landow, a Democratic donor, in connection with her al- days after Republicansns similarly the issue was off the table for the impeachment inquiry came a few legations. After questioning them, Republicans then declared impeachment inquiry. Otherareas have beendropped onebyone, as well. Independent counsel Kenneth Starr advised the committee in a daylong appearance last month he had foundno evidence of impeachable offenses in controver- panel's work up by year’s end. At the same time, he says hewants to the sexual trysts with Lewinsky and his efforts to conceal them in a sworn deposition, in a grand jury appearance, in conversations with aides who later testified before the grand jury, and to the public * High Efficiency ° Gas Lines Run * Certified Installers Clinton’s 1996 re-election cam paign. 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