Most say Starr should close probe: poll
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Most say Starr should close probe: poll
NEW YORK, April 4 (UPI) - A poll finds 57 percent of Americans
believe independent counsel Kenneth Starr should end the Monica Lewinsky
investigation. The Newsweek poll finds Clinton's approval rating remains
high at 66 percent, with 55 percent saying they would be satisfied with
an apology, or no action at all, if there is strong evidence that
Clinton lied about his relationship with the former White House intern.
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Most say Starr should close probe: poll
NEW YORK, April 4 (UPI) - A poll finds 57 percent of Americans say
independent counsel Kenneth Starr should end the investigation of
President Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky.
The Newsweek poll finds 55 percent say they would be satisfied with
an apology, or no action at all, if there is strong evidence that
Clinton lied about his relationship with the former White House intern.
Forty percent say he should be removed from office.
Thirty-seven percent of respondents say there has been a pattern of
improper sexual behavior by Bill Clinton as president and governor of
Arkansas, while 25 percent believe there have only been a few episodes,
and 22 percent say there has been no improper sexual behavior.
Clinton's approval rating remains high, at 66 percent, with 51
percent saying the charges against the president have had little effect
on them. Twenty-five percent think less of Clinton as a person but not
as a president and leader. Twenty-two percent think less of him as
president and leader of the country.
Seventy percent say the charges have diminished the Clinton
presidency in history.
The poll is based on telephone interviews with 755 adults conducted
on April 2 and 3. The sampling error is plus or minus 4 percentage
points.
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