A Look at The Prosecutors

(CBS)  In some ways an impeachment trial looks like a normal criminal justice trial. There are defense lawyers and there are managers, or prosecutors. In President Clinton's trial, there will be 13 managers from the House of Representatives, reports CBS News Correspondent Phil Jones.

All are Republicans and members of the House Judiciary Committee who approved articles of impeachment against President Clinton.

There are other similarities between the House managers:

• All 13 are white.
  
  
• All 13 are males.
  
  
• All 13 are Christians.
  
  
• All 13 are lawyers and 8 have been prosecutors.
  
  
• The average age is 52.

With such striking similarities, it's not surprising that many Democrats believe that these are conservative zealots out to get the president. What is surprising is that some Republicans agree with that.

The managers are convinced that they have overwhelming evidence to justify the Senate convicting and removing William Jefferson Clinton from office.

Following are brief profiles of the House managers.
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Bob Barr, (R-7th) Georgia

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Bob Barr

Once with the CIA, Bob Barr also served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, from 1986 to 1990. First elected in November 1994, he currently serves on the Judiciary, Banking, and Government Reform and Oversight committees. His legislative victories include the Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law in 1996, and the renaming of Washington National Airport in honor of President Ronald Reagan. He is a resident of Smyrna and has four children and five grandchildren. In the impeachment debate, Congressman Barr said the articles of impeachment rest not with legal scholars or historians: "This choice is ours, and sooner or later, we're going to have to make it."

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Ed Bryant

Ed Bryant, (R-7th) Tennessee

Ed Bryant has represented Tennessee's 7th Ditrict since 1994. He serves on the House Agriculture and Judiciary committees and has focused his efforts on death penalty reform, Congressional reform, and agricultural issues. He received his bachelor's and law degree from the University of Mississippi. In 1970, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army, military intelligence branch. He later served in the Judge Advocate General Corps as a captain. Bryant and his wife have three sons.

Steve Buyer, (R-5th) Indiana

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Steve Buyer

A veteran of the Gulf War, Buyer maintains his commission in the Army Reserve with the current rank of major. As chairman of the House National Security Committee's Subcommittee on Military Personnel, he has been a strong advocate for increasing the quality of life for military personnel. Last year, he led the congressional investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and fraternization in the military. He lives with his wife Joni and their two children in Monticello, Indiana.

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