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A Troubling Report

At 4 p.m. last Wednesday, two dark vans pulled up to the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Policemen met the vans and began to carry 36 white boxes into a nearby building. The boxes held explosive information.

The boxes contained a historic 445-page report to the House of Representatives that may be the key to President Bill Clinton's future. The report includes a 140-page explanation of possible crimes by the President.

For four years, a government-appointed lawyer named Kenneth Starr has been investigating Clinton. Starr has been gathering evidence that Clinton may have broken the law by lying under oath, trying to get others to lie under oath and misusing his presidential powers.

Last week Starr said that he had found "information that may constitute grounds for impeachment." Impeachment is a process that lawmakers can use to remove a leader from office. The U.S. Constitution says reasons for impeachment include "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors (lesser crimes)."

The President admits that he has made serious mistakes and had an inappropriate relationship with a young woman who worked at the White House. But he insists he did not lie under oath or break any laws. "I let this country down, but I'm trying to make it right. I'm determined to never let anything like that happen again," said Clinton.

Now Congress must study the report and decide what to do next.

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