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■ While President Clinton denies having “sexual relations with that woman” or telling “anybody to lie. Not a single time. Never,” and Hillary Rodham Clinton calls Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr “a politically motivated prosecutor who is allied with the rightwing opponents of my husband,” other Democrats are not so sure. Sen. Bob Kerrey (D., Neb.): “You can’t call the Washington Post a right-wing organization. It doesn’t work.” . . . Former Policy Advisor to the President George Stephanopoulos: “Has he told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If he has, then he will go forward and be a good President. … If he hasn’t, he will not.” White House staffers, Washington Post reports, call Stephanopoulos “an ABC common traitor.” . . . Former press secretary Dee Dee Myers: “I want to believe the President.” . . . Former chief of staff Leon Panetta, possible candidate for California governor, raises possibility of Clinton’s leaving office if charges are true. . . . Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.): “If Clinton is found to have done something wrong, it’s a personal wrong. It’s not something the [Democratic] Party was behind.” . . . Ex-Rep. Tim Penny (D., Minn.) calls Clinton “a womanizer” but says it’s nobody’s business. . . . Rep. Joe Kennedy (D., Mass.): “Don’t react to allegations. Allegations are only that —allegations.” (Something Kennedys know more about than most.) . . . Sen. Pat Leahy (D., Vt.) takes First Lady’s line: “This is the most partisan, end-justifies-the-means investigation that I can remember in my life”—drawing rebuke from Sen. Arlen Specter (R., Pa.): “A serious accusation about a sting operation ought to have some authentication and verification before it is made on the floor of the United States Senate.” . . . Leading contenders for Veep if Al Gore becomes President: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif), Rep. Dick Gephardt (D., Mo.).

■ Conservative Rep. John Shimkus (R., Ill.) calls Clinton a “lovable rogue,” adds, “I have some moral indignation at the President’s lifestyle. But that is not enough to move ahead with impeachment.” . . . Moderate Rep. Chris Shays (R., Conn.): “I have to tell you that I do not believe him. But that ultimately is not the issue. That’s going to be resolved in the judicial system.” . . . Consultant Frank Luntz: “I think it is time we get some answers. The President has had enough time to respond and he hasn’t.” . . . Bill Bennett: “I do not believe this President. . . . This is the reaction of a man who I believe has something to hide.” . . . Sen. John Ashcroft (R., Mo.): “Mr. President, if these allegations are true, you have disgraced yourself, you have disgraced the country, you have disgraced your office, and you should leave.” . . . Pete du Pont: “Mr. President, you have become an embarrassment to us all. In the name of God, go.”

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■ While President Clinton denies having “sexual relations with that woman” or telling “anybody to lie. Not a single time. Never,” and Hillary Rodham Clinton calls Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr “a politically motivated prosecutor who is allied with the rightwing opponents of my husband,” other Democrats are not so sure. Sen. Bob Kerrey (D., Neb.): “You can’t call the Washington Post a right-wing organization. It doesn’t work.” . . . Former Policy Advisor to the President George Stephanopoulos: “Has he told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If he has, then he will go forward and be a good President. … If he hasn’t, he will not.” White House staffers, Washington Post reports, call Stephanopoulos “an ABC common traitor.” . . . Former press secretary Dee Dee Myers: “I want to believe the President.” . . . Former chief of staff Leon Panetta, possible candidate for California governor, raises possibility of Clinton’s leaving office if charges are true. . . . Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.): “If Clinton is found to have done something wrong, it’s a personal wrong. It’s not something the [Democratic] Party was behind.” . . . Ex-Rep. Tim Penny (D., Minn.) calls Clinton “a womanizer” but says it’s nobody’s business. . . . Rep. Joe Kennedy (D., Mass.): “Don’t react to allegations. Allegations are only that —allegations.” (Something Kennedys know more about than most.) . . . Sen. Pat Leahy (D., Vt.) takes First Lady’s line: “This is the most partisan, end-justifies-the-means investigation that I can remember in my life”—drawing rebuke from Sen. Arlen Specter (R., Pa.): “A serious accusation about a sting operation ought to have some authentication and verification before it is made on the floor of the United States Senate.” . . . Leading contenders for Veep if Al Gore becomes President: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif), Rep. Dick Gephardt (D., Mo.).

■ Conservative Rep. John Shimkus (R., Ill.) calls Clinton a “lovable rogue,” adds, “I have some moral indignation at the President’s lifestyle. But that is not enough to move ahead with impeachment.” . . . Moderate Rep. Chris Shays (R., Conn.): “I have to tell you that I do not believe him. But that ultimately is not the issue. That’s going to be resolved in the judicial system.” . . . Consultant Frank Luntz: “I think it is time we get some answers. The President has had enough time to respond and he hasn’t.” . . . Bill Bennett: “I do not believe this President. . . . This is the reaction of a man who I believe has something to hide.” . . . Sen. John Ashcroft (R., Mo.): “Mr. President, if these allegations are true, you have disgraced yourself, you have disgraced the country, you have disgraced your office, and you should leave.” . . . Pete du Pont: “Mr. President, you have become an embarrassment to us all. In the name of God, go.”