In a legal setting the complainant would have it, but this is political, and the nominee says, admirably, that he wants to "clear my name."

Every nominee says that, and then when they get to the bench they have many different ways of following the law.

"This morning in Lincoln we had a unity meeting," the new nominee said.

What the nominee should say is still under debate.

There is no firmly established rule as to how much a nominee must say to be confirmed.

"Good Presidents and good candidates don't run from the truth," the nominee said at one point.

The nominee said there was no problem in the budget for the fiscal year 1995, which the Administration will make public next week.

"Let there be no mistake," the Democratic Presidential nominee said in a statement.

"But we can do a lot more to stop the spread of nuclear and chemical arms," the nominee said.

Reputation, honor and high office are still on the line even though the nominee says he'll never truly recover his good name.