1.   Online columnist Matt Drudge, best known for breaking the most tawdry details of the Monica Lewinsky story, apparently got one of the first calls.

2.   Some people said they dreaded the prospect of a sensational trial in the Senate that would rely heavily on tawdry details.

3.   The Gennifer Flowers story did run, of course, in all its tawdry detail.

4.   When independent counsel Kenneth Starr sent his report to Congress, Gingrich pressed for its release with all its tawdry details.

5.   Within the Republican House caucus, some moderate members wanted to withhold additional supporting material submitted by Starr, which contained tawdry details about cigars and other matters.