There’s some fundamental issues of fairness about how the president and his legal team can prepare for the next phase of this process. We also understand the arithmetic of the Senate, which is there’s 55...

The White House used a lot of capital and were very adamant on the format of this debate, being very particular to do something that plays to Dick Cheney’s strengths, and I assume, shielded some...

The way the Republicans have done it is actually quite dangerous. They think we should do it in a broad block grant that if you read their proposal could actually be used for vouchers, …...

I have no evidence that there is anyone in the White House involved in anything he’s talking about. When you make a charge it is incumbent on you to substantiate the charge.

The Republicans on the Judiciary Committee and the Republicans in the House have finally come clean about what they’re up to. They have, despite all the protestations that this a narrow, narrowly focused process looking...

The Republicans may be divided but the country is not, the country believes we need to get Social Security fixed and we should do it this year,

just don’t add up. It’s pretty clear the Republican leadership is interested in making a political statement.

We have a real emergency here. The president believes it’s unfortunate that Congress has sent down legislation that isn’t clean.

He wants to demonstrate his appreciation for the cooperation and support these countries gave in the face of some very difficult circumstances over the last few months. And he wants to do that personally.

I take responsibility for my own actions, … I deeply regret it. I’m dealing with the people I have hurt the most. And I’ll have nothing further to say.

I think the gas companies need to work a little harder to come up with a better explanation for the American people.

To the extent that the subject comes up again, he will repeat that. It is a testament to the strength of our relations, of U.S.-Italian relations, that this hasn’t soured the relationship.

They certainly do, and I have a right to say that if that’s all he has to offer to this debate, he ought to stay out of it.

sometime in the early morning hours of Thursday.

Is redemption available to everyone in Washington today? Absolutely yes. It’s that kind of town. But any press secretary caught in this particular bind needs to find a way to demonstrate that they can simultaneously...

I think it would be an understatement to say we would like to know what the process is, but we understand how the Senate goes about building a consensus,

There are times when no matter what you do it seems to blow up in your face, whether it’s self-inflicted or inflicted from the outside.

If you are looking for a message to take back the House and the Senate or the White House, there are better ways to go about it.

We have expressed concerns, and we are still concerned … about the atmosphere of intimidation that occurred leading up to the vote. Obviously, they are now in the stage where the votes are being counted,...

What do you expect you’re going to do when you run for office? … You’re going to go to your friends.

We will not use ground troops in anything but a permissive environment,

For three months we gave the Miami relatives every opportunity to follow the law and allow the custody of the young boy to be with the father, and at every turn they frustrated the process,...

Both the president and the first lady are very concerned and asked to be kept up to date on the situation.

Look, he is the governor of Texas, not someone who is setting our international policy.

If we come out of this third debate on the presidential level with three victories and the extra added debate ends up being pivotal in this race, the White House might look at the chair...

will have something to say before he leaves for Japan early tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

He had a series of meetings that lasted between 11 and 3,

It’s a barbaric way to send a message, if that’s what it is.

the prerogative of the Senate to set the rules, and we will wait until the time that they have designated to deal with any motions we might file.

President Yeltsin did mention his decision earlier in the day not to send additional ships to the region and reaffirmed that he will not allow Russia to be drawn into this conflict.

We’re not interested in half measures or hollow gestures.

I think everyone is feeling the effect of some late nights, but they’re still hard at it, There’s no way to predict how long this will go.

We assume the prime minister or his delegation would inform us if they were preparing to leave, and they have not done so.

I would expect over that 24-hour period, there could be some informal discussions,

The president wanted to just let the firefighters know how much the country appreciates what they are doing.

Both the president and the prime minister believe it is important for them to meet at this time to discuss prospects for reaching an Israeli-Palestinian framework agreement…and assess the situation following Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon.

Why do we possibly need to delay this trial any longer? The Senate now knows that they will not remove the president. And the Republican majority has to answer to the country of why they...

We’re not interested in gestures or half-measures. We’re interested in (Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic) complying with the conditions that NATO has set forth.

I now declare in a post-impeachment era, this a gloat-free zone,

The bad news tends to breed bad news and oftentimes there is no way to get out of it other than to just wait it out.

This is about who will run the Supreme Court for the next generation and it looks like they rushed a decision together in a way that doesn’t look that thoughtful.

They exchanged a few words. It was nothing substantive.

Because of politics, the House majority party has impeached the president because they could do it, because they had the power to do it and without making an effective case for it,

I don’t think it’s very likely that you’ll see the president appear before that committee,

The attorney general acted with great patience, … Ultimately the problem was that the Miami relatives refused to respect the law.

On Kosovo, the Russians have played a constructive role. We expect that to continue. … We also expect that Russia will continue on the path of economic reform and move forward with the efforts that...

The idea that we didn’t get along is ridiculous,

There is not a police organization in this country that’s on the NRA’s side. The president will stand by his record of enforcement; he’ll stand by his record of bringing crime down 35 percent.

The White House has not been informed of anyone planning to leave,

They’ll go back to it this evening, and we’ll see where we can go,