This is the world of global competition and whitewater technological change, where innovation is crucial to the future.

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But, as if to prove to the world that his various inquiries are far from dead, the Whitewater special prosecutor, Kenneth Starr, has had a whirlwind week.

ECONOMIST: Indictment city

Moving smoothly through the whitewater course with the supreme coordination they've demonstrated repeatedly on the World Cup scene since winning gold at Sydney, the Hochshorners even celebrated in unison as they crossed the finish line, simultaneously pumping their right fists in the air.

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Go beyond the incestuous political world within the Washington beltway, and the public does indeed express a wish to consign both Whitewater and the Lewinsky saga to history.

ECONOMIST: Chipping towards the truth