Anyone up for a "research project"?

[SoCalDem]

The link below contains TONS of links to articles about the Clinton "investigation", and should certainly yield some "gems" from republicans..Those could be force-fed back to them during the Rove-Scooter investigations:)

Just today I heard utter nonsense come out of Ken Starr's pie-hole..a 180 from when he was sniffing Monica's panties..

These articles could be very interesting to some media typoes who have probably forgotten all about how they COVERED Clinton's faux pas..Perhaps a refresher course is in order??



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/keystories.htm

[SoCalDem]

1. Just noticed my "typo"...typoes instead of types..

But considering I am referring to journos, I decided to LEAVE it..typoes kind of fits :P

[skids]

2. I posted a similar idea a while back...

...and there were no bites. I don't think I'll have time for more than a short jaunt through the material, but I'll see what I can dig up.

Good luck getting this crew to dig in though...

[SoCalDem]

3. If you forgot what a travesty it was.. read it and weep.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/counsel1.htm

Starr Spent $7 Million During Impeachment Period


Independent counsel Kenneth Starr (AP File Photo)

From The Post
• Judges Interview Possible Starr Successors (Sept. 30)

By Bill Miller

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 1, 1999; Page A15

Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr spent more than $7 million between last October and March, a six-month period that included the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, according to a General Accounting Office report released yesterday. As of March 31, Starr had spent a total of more than $47 million on his inquiries into the Whitewater and Monica S. Lewinsky matters and related issues, just short of the record for independent counsel spending, $47.4 million by Lawrence E. Walsh in the 1980s Iran-contra probe. But because the GAO covered only expenses incurred before March 31, by now Starr certainly has outspent Walsh.

Although Congress let the independent counsel law expire on June 30, investigations already underway were permitted to continue. The GAO reports, released every six months, provide the most detailed look at their overall cost. All told, current independent counsels Starr, David M. Barrett, Carol Elder Bruce, Donald C. Smaltz and Ralph I. Lancaster Jr. have spent more than $84 million investigating various Clinton administration officials during the past five years. The GAO figures include operating costs and expenses for law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, that assist in investigations.

Starr's office, which declined to comment, is winding down its operations. Two other Clinton-era independent counsels, Smaltz and Barrett, are wrapping up their work after mixed results.
Smaltz accrued $1.8 million in expenses during the GAO's latest reporting period, bringing the cost of his investigation of former agriculture secretary Mike Espy to $21 million. The latest figures included the costs of Espy's trial on corruption charges, which ended with his acquittal last December.

Barrett's investigation of former housing secretary Henry Cisneros, which as of March 31 had cost more than $10 million, came to an end last month when Cisneros pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying to the FBI. Bruce has spent $3.9 million examining allegations concerning Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and a proposed Indian gambling casino. Lancaster has spent $1.4 million investigating influence-peddling allegations against Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman. Bruce reportedly is close to completing her investigation, while Lancaster continues to work with a federal grand jury.

[JDPriestly]

4. I'll bookmark this post and see if I can get a little time.

I won't be able to do that much on it. But I'll try to keep it on my agenda and work on it from time to time.

[skids]

5. kick n/t