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 Republicans force through their trial road map In a party-line 54-44 vote, Republicans Thursday pushed through their proposal for proceeding with the deposition phase of the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Under the plan, witnesses will be deposed starting Monday and February 12 has been set as the trial's target end date. The Senate's OK of the Republican plan was the last of three rapid-fire votes Thursday evening after negotiations failed to yield a bipartisan agreement. The Democrats' proposal was first rejected, also by a 54-44 margin. The senators next voted down a Democratic attempt to move immediately to a final vote on the articles of impeachment.
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