The report also explores contradictions in accounts of how the Rose firm came to represent Madison.

Mr. Cutler seems also to have forgotten that Mrs. Clinton once represented Madison.

Citing lawyer-client confidentiality, she declines to discuss what she learned when she represented Madison.

In his role as attorney general, Lincoln was present at the preliminary hearing on the case, representing Madison.

The testimony today of James B. McDougal differed significantly from accounts given by the First Lady about how she came to represent Madison.

In 1985 the Rose law firm, including Mrs. Clinton, who was a partner at the time, represented Madison before state regulators.

But Mr. Massey, now a partner at the Rose firm, has told Federal investigators that he does not know how the firm came to represent Madison.

Among the issues that Congressional investigators and Mr. Starr are examining is how Mrs. Clinton and the Rose firm came to represent Madison.

Three Republicans gained seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives, having represented Madison, Newton, and Seardcy counties.