And then there were...five? (Inside Politics).(Republican Party)(Brief Article)

Most of the 13 U.S. House Republicans who served as prosecutors in the 1999 Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton assumed their historic roles knowing their seats were safe, as antipathy to the then-president ran strong in their districts.

But for a variety of reasons, after the dust settles from the 2002 midterm elections, it is possible that only five of the managers will remain in Congress. Some left voluntarily; others have been defeated.

The 13 managers for the Senate trial were all Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. They served a