1.   Brazilians look gloomily forward to a New Year that even the president admits will be grey and cheerless.

2.   And the president should have admitted that earlier.

3.   But if the president now admitted a knowing falsehood, that admission would probably be admissible in evidence against him if in future he is prosecuted for perjury.

4.   But the president admitted his fear of offending senior Democrats, Specter added.

5.   But those hopes were dashed when the president admitted in August that he had affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

6.   But those hopes were dashed when the president admitted in August that he had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

7.   Franks, who is not a member of the Judiciary Committee, said after Clinton spoke that he was disappointed that the president had not admitted breaking the law.

8.   He said that the president has already admitted to that by saying that he misled the public and authorities with his comments about his relationship with Lewinsky.

9.   Jones, however, refused the deal, reportedly insisting she wanted a full apology in which the president would admit exposing himself to her.

10.   Most Americans expected the president to admit that he had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky.