On August 17, 1998, President Bill Clinton became the first
sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent
Counsel as the subject of a grand-jury investigation.

The testimony came after a four-year investigation into
Clinton and his wife Hillary’s alleged involvement in several
scandals, including accusations of sexual harassment,
potentially illegal real-estate deals and suspected “cronyism”
involved in the firing of White House travel-agency personnel.

The independent prosecutor, Kenneth Starr, then uncovered
an affair between Clinton and a White House intern named
Monica Lewinsky.

When questioned about the affair, Clinton denied it, which
led Starr to charge the president with perjury and obstruction
of justice, which in turn prompted his testimony on August 17.

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Scott Bloomquist, a Dirt Late Model racing legend and Hall of
Famer, was tragically killed in a small plane crash near his
home in Mooresburg, Tennessee early Friday morning. He
was 60. 

 
Scott Bloomquist during practice for the 16th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial 50-lap Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series
event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina
in 2014. 
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Singer Madonna (Louise Ciccone) the”Queen of Pop” is
66  years young today.    

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KING COUNTY, Wash. — A K-9 team with the King County Sheriff’s
Office was responsible for busting a major drug trafficker where
they seized multiple pounds of drugs.

On Aug. 7, detectives from the Special Emphasis Team in Precinct
4 along with the assistance of members from Precincts 5 and 6
were able to serve search warrants in Auburn and SeaTac.