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...tell the House Judiciary Committee how bad the President was; next week he'll be on hand to tell the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee how good the independent counsel is. Technically the subject will not be Ken Starr himself, but whether or not Congress should renew the independent counsel statute. For many senators on the panel, though, it will be difficult to separate the two. "To many legislators, he's exhibit A of why the statute should lapse," says TIME Washington correspondent Viveca Novak. Beyond sparking interest in the hearings, his testimony will likely do little to rescue the statute...
...result of Starr's conduct during his investigation, it seems clear that Congress will not renew the law this year without substantial revisions. The most urgent flaw of the current statute is that the independent counsel, though himself appointed to oversee and investigate public officials, has no oversight himself. There was no one to monitor him as he spent more than $40 million on his campaign...
...result of Starr's conduct during his investigation, it seems clear that Congress will not renew the law this year without substantial revisions. The most urgent flaw of the current statute is that the independent counsel, though himself appointed to oversee and investigate public officials, has no oversight himself. There was no one to monitor him as he spent more than $40 million on his campaign...
...like Lajoi probably have less to worry about than the people in charge of teaching them. The Maryland board of education has just targeted three elementary schools in Prince George's County for state takeover because of poor test results. And the county's school board voted not to renew the contract of its superintendent...
...Jackie Bennett, is preparing to exit. "For the most part," says Novak, "the work of the counsel's office looks like a cleanup operation." But at a cost of $40 million and still counting, Starr's continuing investigations are sure to give Congress pause when it's asked to renew the independent counsel statute later this session...