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The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair (Paperback)

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Here it is--the result of four years of investigative research, at an approximate cost of $40 million. Back in 1994, Kenneth Starr was appointed to investigate a series of investments made by Bill and Hillary Clinton; the Whitewater allegations never bore fruit, but then somebody whispered stories about the president and an intern named Monica Lewinsky into Starr's ear. He and his team of prosecutors sniffed around, and this is what they've come up with: "According to Ms. Lewinsky, she and the President had ten sexual encounters, eight while she worked at the White House and two thereafter." The details are bathetic in their precision: "during many of their sexual encounters," Starr notes, "the President stood leaning against the doorway of the bathroom across from the study, which, he told Ms. Lewinsky, eased his sore back." And yes, as far as we know, that was the president's semen on Monica's navy dress.

Whether or not it's the government's job to produce hackneyed narratives about young women who find themselves falling in love with powerful men is for voters to decide, but this story would be rejected outright by readers of Harold Robbins or Jackie Susann were it not for the newsworthy elements. Of course, there's also the second half of the report, in which Starr explains how Clinton's attempts to prevent his relationship with Lewinsky from becoming public knowledge constitute grounds for his impeachment. That's the part of the document that matters most from a political perspective ... but it's doubtful that it'll be the part that lingers in historical memory. (Note: You can also read the Starr report in electronic form for free at a number of locations on the Web, including the Library of Congress site and the commercial sites AOL.com, Netscape Netcenter, and Yahoo!)

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...[The Starr Report] uses an obsessional voice to tell what is, in all other ways, a relentlessly ordinary story of adultery. A supposedly dispassionate account of a man's sins becomes so overwrought that the reader gradually realizes that the point of the story is not that the hero is wicked but that the narrator is mad.

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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: PublicAffairs (October 5, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 189162024X
ISBN-13: 978-1891620249
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (110 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #787,922 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an outstanding report, September 11, 2004

By	K. Dunlap (Afton, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was brought back to the Starr Report after reading and reviewing the 9/11 Commission Report. I found the 9/11 Report to be lacking as a legitimate investigative report: it was incomplete, imprecise, and full of statements which were arrived at through compromises between Republican members and Democrat members.

One reviewer who, like many, disliked the Starr Report, drew a comparison using the 9/11 Report as the model of a good report. Many reviewers of the Starr Report refer to it as sleazy, pornographic, etc. Obviously, those reviewers have no idea what an investigative report is supposed to be. An investigative report provides the information an attorney or prosecutor is going to use to prepare his case. It must report the findings; fully, accurately, and precisely. Imagine an investigator who writes a report on a brutal rape case. For the sake of prudence he chooses not to mention certain female body parts as well as acts that are either titillating or repulsive. That report would be a waste of time and effort.

Ken Starr's job was to investigate and report; fully, accurately, and precisely. The notion that he did not have to include some of the more lurid details is ridiculous. The investigator is not supposed to delete things he doesn't like or add things that seem nice (as 9/11 Commission did in some cases). That would be up to the prosecutor, in this case the house judiciary committee.

The Starr Report is an example of an investigator doing his job correctly. The criticisms that were reported by compliant media were nothing but an attempt to further demonize the investigator for the purpose of evoking sympathy for President Clinton. In that sense, it worked.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time the truth is shown to the public, October 19, 1998

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I thought that the evidence that was presented in the report was astonishing. I thought it was great to see the truth finally start to come out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars President's Sins Exceed Media Hype, January 6, 1999

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The STARR REPORT is an exceptional treatise of the woeful behavior of a morally bankrupt president who lied, and with that lie, single-handedly--all by himself with no one else to blame--provoked the enormous expense incurred by the American taxpayer.

These liberal whiners who come to the president's defense and attack Ken Starr, only expose there own heathen beliefs and there pathetically little respect for the Constitution of the United States and the entire judicial system in so doing.

If this was ONLY about sex, they would make a network movie of the week out of it. It would not even qualify to be of the calibre for an HBO movie.

However, this is much more sinister than that--and for those sins, an arrogant, unrepentant, Bill Clinton owes the American people his resignation. Instead, Bill Clinton's smug double-speak only continues to "give the middle finger" to every American who demands equality and justice for all.

Bravo, Mr. Starr. Finally, an accurate, undeniable account of the character flaws and illegal activity of this president.

This book will be a classic text used in the classroom for years to come as we seek to teach about the scourage and alarming behavioral underbelly of those we trust to lead our children everyday in America.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre! Entertaining! Educational!
If you believe the apocolypse is nearing, read this book! The sleaziness is beyond anything ever written in Playboy, the use of descriptive words are hilarious, and, amazingly, I... Read more

Published on May 30, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A pathetic attempt to further a pathetic cause.
This whole investigation, MILLIONS of Democrat and Republican taxpayer's dollars spent chasing the Republican's dream of revenge on Democrats for past occurences, has been a total... Read more

Published on April 11, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your cash!
Though titillating, this book, like Starr's entire investigation, is a complete waste of money. First off, its just REALLY BAD, and second, you can read it for free in the paper... Read more

Published on March 19, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars SUGGESTION TO REVIEW ON KEN STARR'S BOOK
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ MY REVIEW ON MONICA'S BOOK THEN YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WASTE ANY MORE OF YOUR PRECIOUS TIME...PS: FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED... Read more

Published on March 14, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Very badly written.
This book was the worst that I have ever read and every copy of it should be burned in an all consuming fire. The publisher must have been drunk when he produced it.

Published on March 4, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book exonerates Clinton!
So, all of that effort, and all Ken Starr can come with to hurt Clinton is a sex scandal? Pathetic. Read more

Published on October 17, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic-reads like a hollywood screenplay
There are very few books that deserve the attention like THE STARR REPORT. Like ripped from the Hollywood headlines, this exact account of Presdient CLintons affair with Monica... Read more

Published on October 9, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars I have seen the light, thanks to a brilliant Starr!
The brightest star(r)s shed light on the truth, no matter how bad it hurts. Mr. Starr, 10 stars to you!

Published on October 8, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
This is an informative part of Starr's investigations. To the morons that keep harping on about the $40 million Starr has spent on "sex": why don't you read up on the... Read more

Published on October 4, 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars $40 Million + 4 Years = Sex, Sex, Sex
Thank you, Mr. Starr. As an American I feel so happy that you so wisely spent $40 Million dollars to write whas is essentially a softcore porn novel. Read more

Published on September 27, 1998

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