Silence is golden

Rehnquist 8212; to be addressed as Mr Chief Justice8217; 8212; will then make the query. Senators will cast the final vote 8212; which requires a two-thirds majority to oust Clinton8211; standing behind their seats.

In another development, the House-appointed prosecutors of Clinton8217;s trial may have to compel Monica Lewinsky to testify, a spokesman for them said after she declined to help them make their case. Lewinsky8217;s lawyers 8220;declined to make her available8221; to testify in the second Presidential impeachment trial in US history, a spokesman for the House panel on which the prosecutors serve said.

House Judiciary Committee spokesman Paul McNulty hinted that the panel could subpoena Lewinsky, saying: 8220;Implicit in the House8217;s right to request witnesses is the responsibility of the managers prosecutors to determine who those witnesses will be.8221; The senators 8212; who were to sit as Clinton8217;s jurors when opening arguments began on Thursday 8212; will decide which witnesses, if any, to call.