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So the timing is not particularly helpful.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Representative Asa Hutchinson, Republican, House Manager\u003cbr/\u003eOn President Clinton's part, aides say he has his mind on football.\u003cbr/\u003eClinton left Washington on Saturday for Camp David, where he plans to watch the  Super Bowl with friends. \u003cbr/\u003eIn his absence, some Democratic lawmakers are jumping to the president's defence.\u003cbr/\u003eThey say it's yet another example of Starr's vendetta against him.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I was very disappointed to read in the paper this morning about Ken Starr. He is not  the fourth branch of government.  And I think taxpayers are getting very, very wary and  very concerned that he has a blank checkbook to their pocketbooks.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat, Louisiana\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, Monica Lewinsky is once again holed up at the Mayflower Hotel after  returning to Washington at the weekend.\u003cbr/\u003eHouse prosecutors, along with Clinton lawyers, will question the former White House  intern behind closed doors on Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eA source close to the prosecutors said they will focus on questions that weren't asked  during a year of investigation by Starr and the House Judiciary Committee.\u003cbr/\u003eFor example, they believe investigators did not adequately look into some private  conversations between Lewinsky and Vernon Jordan, regarding Jordan's job search for  the former White House intern.\u003cbr/\u003eHouse managers are still hoping for live testimony on the Senate floor.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"I'd like to see the Senate open it up to live witnesses so they can have a real trial.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Representative James Rogan, Republican, House Manager\u003cbr/\u003ePresidential friend Vernon Jordan will be questioned on Tuesday and White House aide  Sidney Blumenthal on Wednesday.\u003cbr/\u003eTheir testimony will be videotaped and available for senators to review.\u003cbr/\u003eBut senators, both Republicans and Democrats, aren't so sure about having witnesses  live on the floor.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the depositions of the witnesses that have been called will clearly indicate that  they have nothing new to say. I mean, these are witnesses who have testified under  oath and given depositions twenty-some-odd times. I don't expect them to say anything  new, or different or significant, that they've already not said under the penalty of perjury.  Therefore, I think the Senate will decide that it is not necessary to call these witnesses  because they've already been called.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator John Breaux, Democrat, Louisiana\u003cbr/\u003eThey're not expecting any surprises.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"What will be, I think, very instructive in the next few days is whether or not there is any  explosive, dynamite-type evidence that comes out of the Monica Lewinsky deposition,  Vernon Jordan, or Sidney Blumenthal. I said from the beginning I doubt very seriously,  I'll be surprised if it is. And, if it's not, I think we ought to go on and let the process  work, bring this to a conclusion, hear the arguments, and vote this case up or down.  Yes or no.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator Richard Shelby, Republican, Alabama\u003cbr/\u003eAs the legal process continues, there's a growing sense of impatience coming from the  U-S public.\u003cbr/\u003eNew polls indicate the American people want this impeachment trial all wrapped up -  and soon.\u003cbr/\u003e Washington, DC and McLean, Virginia, USA -  January 28-31, 1999 and File\u003cbr/\u003eMcLean, Virginia  - APTN - Jan 28\u003cbr/\u003e1. Kenneth Starr walks to his car\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - APTN - Jan 31\u003cbr/\u003e2. Front page of New York Times, push in to article on Starr\u003cbr/\u003e3. Asa Hutchinson walks to microphones\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Asa Hutchinson, Republican, House Manager\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - Pool - Jan 30\u003cbr/\u003e5. Bill and Hillary Clinton walk out of White House with Buddy the dog\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, D.C. - APTN - Jan. 31\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator  Mary Landrieu, Democrat, Louisiana\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - APTN - Jan 30\u003cbr/\u003e7.  Monica Lewinsky walks into Mayflower Hotel\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - APTN - Jan. 31\u003cbr/\u003e8. James Rogan walks to microphones\u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative James Rogan, Republican, House Manager\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - APTN - File\u003cbr/\u003e11. Sidney Blumenthal, standing to the right of his lawyer while she speaks  \u003cbr/\u003e12. File of Vernon Jordan. (June 9, 1998)\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - APTN - Jan 31\u003cbr/\u003e13. John Breaux walks to microphones\u003cbr/\u003e14. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator John Breaux, Democrat, Louisiana\u003cbr/\u003e16. Cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Richard Shelby, Republican, Alabama\u003cbr/\u003e18. 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