Clinton Aide Quits to Lecture on Politics
From Times Wire Reports
Paul Begala, a top White House aide who was key to President Clinton’s 1992 election, said he is resigning to teach at Georgetown University. “[Students] need to believe in something, because [politics] matters,” Begala, 37, said. A vocal Clinton defender through the Monica S. Lewinsky scandal, Begala said the end of the impeachment trial made it easier to go. “I wouldn’t be leaving if I thought the White House was in trouble.”
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