11.   As an executive branch independent prosecutor you may not intrude on that sole power, even if invited by the committee.

12.   As he has delved into the Lewinsky scandal, Starr has done more than any other independent prosecutor to tighten this ratchet.

13.   As the Democrats gleefully pointed out more than once, Starr, a supposedly independent prosecutor, withheld those findings from the public until after the elections.

14.   At that time, Attorney General Janet Reno must decide whether to ask a special three-judge panel to appoint an independent prosecutor.

15.   At that point, if she finds grounds for further investigation, she must ask a special panel of federal appeals court judges to name an independent prosecutor.

16.   At that hearing, she stuck to her refusal to seek an independent prosecutor.

17.   At that stage, the Justice Department would be required to decide whether it had enough solid evidence that a crime had been committed to warrant the independent prosecutor.

18.   Attorney General Janet Reno is expected to announce a decision as early as Monday on whether to appoint an independent prosecutor in the case.

19.   At the very least, there is a desperate need for this to be clarified, and only an independent prosecutor can do it.

20.   Because of that inability to reach a conclusion, they reportedly recommended to Reno that she seek an independent prosecutor.