A Call to Reconsider Independent Counsel Law
Our view argues Espy’s acquittal highlights flaws in the independent counsel statute. It weighs whether special prosecutors exceed their mandate, the political risks, and the need for reforms as Congress revisits the law amid bipartisan criticism and support.
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Agriculture
Mike Espy
Espy
Pccaridensis
Alicia Intheenimals
Lucaell Estes Verti
Kenneth Starr
Bill Clinton
Whitewater
Lawrence Walsh
Congress
American Bar Association
Peter Schramm
John M. Ashbrook Center For Public Affairs
Ohio
Schramm
Robert Bork
John M. Olin
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C
Clinton Justice Department
Bork
Supreme Court
U.S
Gore
Giving wisely to worthy causes in holiday appeals
Columnist Joan Beck urges careful charity giving during Christmas. She notes strong fundraising pressure, risks of scams, and the need to research organizations, aim for 60 65 or 80 percent of donations used for the cause, and favor local or well checked nonprofits to maximize impact.
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Nature Conservancy
Greenpeace
Beck
The
Chicago Tribune
Stranger in a strange land by Patricia Hersch
Patricia Hersch, Washington Post writer, spent three years with eight Virginia teens in Reston. The result A Tribe Apart portrays a largely parentless, permissive teen culture marked by heavy drinking drug use and violence, exposing a broader American failure to civilize youth.
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Patricia Hersch
Virginia
America
Hersch
The
Washington Post
Reston
Ple
Jessica
Rachel
Rome
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