He made it appear that the re-election of this person was particularly helpful for the nation's anti-cancer effort.

a particularly helpful gesture.

Our Defense Department has continued to pay, through pliant contractors, for a flock of Iraqi political exiles as our paid political agents in Iraq.

Rulings against the president like these are catnip to congressional investigators. Their claws will be out to play with a weakened presidential mouse.

Congressional committees used to have to build a substantial case of presidential involvement in wrongdoing before they could get much leverage on the White House. With Ken Starr's legacy, congressional committees will have a strong club with which to beat the president.

I do not believe this is helpful. Jacques Rogge [the IOC president] has said anti-doping is the most important problem facing Olympic sport. It would help if everybody spoke with one voice.