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Term?WASHINGT0N,\n\nD.C.—For the second time this centu-ry,a U.S.presidentmay have to give up hispresidency because of his misconduct.In 1974,President Richard Nixonresignied during his second tern ratherthan face the possibility of beingforced out of office by Congress.NowWilliam Jefferson Clinton may face asimilar choice.  \nAcross the country and around theworld,people have been talking aboutthis serious situation—watching andwondering what might happen next.Lying Under OathClinton is accused of several offenses,Congress explaining the president'shigh crimes and mísdemeanors.\"Theamong them lying under oath before aConstitution does not,however,definefederal grand jury,about a relationshipwhat those other high crimes might be.he had with a young White Housewas such that he should be removedIt is now up to Congress to decide ifemployee.from office.Clinton's actions are serious enough tofall into the category of high crimes.IfLying under oath before a court of law,High Crimes?so,the Constitution spells out thehowever,is a crime,called perjory.The U.S.Constitution says a presidentprocess that must be followed.In September.Independent Counselcan be removed from office if he basKenneth Starr delivered a report tocommitted \"treason,bribery,or othercontinued on page a  \nFor continuous updates,go to http://www.weeklyreader.com/features/ce.html  \nHTS  \n●Congress has begunimpeachment proceduresagainst two U.S.presidentsand has censured onepresident.  \n◎In 1834,the Senate votedto censure President AndrewJackson during a clash overthe operation of the Bank ofthe United States.In 1837,however,the Senate voted toreverse the censure.  \nPresident Andrew  \nJohnson,who took office in  \n1865 after the assassination  \nof Abraham Lincoln,is the  \nonly president to have been  \nimpeached by the U.S.Senate.  \nThe 1868  \nimpeachment  \ntrial (right)  \nwas part of a  \nbattle between  \nJohnson and  \nCongress over  \nhow southern  \nstates would  \nbe governed after the Civil War.By a single vote,the Senatefound Johnson not guilty of “highcrimes and misdemeanors,\"andhe remained in office.  \nIn 1974,the House Judiciary  \nCommittee voted to impeach  \nPresident Richard Nixon for his  \nrole in the Watergate scandal.  \nDuring the 1972 presidential  \ncampaign,burglars working for  \nthe Committee to Re-elect the  \nPresident had broken into  \nDemocraticNational Head-  \nquarters at the Watergate office  \nand complexin  \nWashington,D.C.They  \nwere searching for  \npolitical secrets that could  \nhelp Nixon win the  \nelection.Later,  \ninvestigations showed  \nthat Nixon and some of his  \nassistants tried to cover  \nup their part in the break-  \nin and its aftermath.Nixon  \nresigned rather than face  \nimpeachment,leaving the White  \nHouse in a helicopter (above).■  \n# PRESIDENCY IN PERIL\n\ncontinued from page 1  \n## Impeachment\n\nImpeachment is the first step in removinga president from office.Impeachment is theact of formally accusing a public official ofcrimes or serious misconduct.  \nIf Congress decides to follow throughwith impeachment,the process couldtake months.  \nFirst,the House of Representatives,through the House Judiciary Committee,headed by Henry Hyde (R-I.),would inves-tigate the charges against the president.Hyde promised he would be absolutelyfair and would not condone“a politicalwitch hunt.\"  \nAt the end of that investigation,theHouse of Representatives would vote  \n'I won't condoneor participate in apolitical witch hunt.'  \non whether to impeach thepresident.  \nIf the impeachment vote wereto pass,the Senate would hold atrial,presided over by WillaimRehnquist,the chief justice ofthe United States.  \n—Rep.Henry Hyde,Chairman of the House Judiciary Committe  \nIf the Senate were to find thepresident guilty,the president  \nClinton,would still remain in office.  \nwould be removed from office.A guilty find-  \nNothing—Congress could decide that thecharges 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