Career prosecutors at Justice see the independent-counsel law as an affront to their professionalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dodging A Bullet] Reference

Republicans and Democrats were ready to pull the plug on the independent-counsel law, which expires in December.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Lease On Life] Reference

Even if the independent-counsel statute is changed, the political culture could be affected for years by the events of this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Censure, And Move On] Reference

When he inherited Justice, Edwin Meese had just left under a cloud of two independent-counsel investigations; the department was widely perceived as adrift.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can Mukasey Manage?] Reference

Under the independent-counsel statute, the court panel that appointed Kenneth Starr can order the government to pay the legal expenses of anyone who is investigated but not indicted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another Strange Twist In The Lee Case, Paying Whi] Reference

STARRThe Prosecutor Wants to RestKenneth Starr surprised many of his supporters -- and critics -- last week by urging Congress to scrap the independent-counsel law under which he has investigated Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates for the last four and a half years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Al Looking For Some Salsa?] Reference

“There is a real tension there, because you’re doing your utmost to defend your client, who has extreme loyalty,” said a Washington lawyer familiar with independent-counsel investigations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pardon Me, Mr. President! Libby���s Difficult Defense] Reference

Ldquo;There is a real tension there, because you’re doing your utmost to defend your client, who has extreme loyalty,” said a Washington lawyer familiar with independent-counsel investigations. “It takes a lot of convincing with a client to let you do your job to complete the defense.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Libby’s Defense Strategery Through the Looking Glass] Reference

This article available online at: http://www. theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/10/independent-counsel/3522/.    From Wordnik.com.  [Independent Counsel] Reference

Should the independent-counsel law under which.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference