He doesn't think this is a hoax. Today brings a second day of closed-door Senate deliberations in President Clinton's impeachment trial. Yesterday, Mr. Clinton tried to look toward the future with a stop in central Virginia and a visit with some House Democrats. The president flew by helicopter to the Wintergreen resort for a conference with his congressional allies. The meeting was not open to the media .
Aides say it was aimed at mapping strategy on matters like health care and the budget.
It was a heated night at the state capitol. Tempers flared in the state Senate, as lawmakers neared a midnight deadline that marked the halfway point in this year's General Assembly session. The Senate passed a major package of health care reforms. The reform bill would give HMO patients easier access to specialists and allow them to appeal coverage denials to an independent board. Republicans killed a measure to let patients sue HMOs for malpractice, saying it would drive up costs for all.