31.   But last December, when Reno formally rejected referring the phone call issue to an independent prosecutor, she absolved Gore of wrongdoing in connection with the calls.

32.   But she should get on with appointing an independent prosecutor to investigate all potential abuses, not just the limited range she has in mind.

33.   Cisneros, who denied breaking the law, became the third top Clinton official to fall under the scrutiny of an independent prosecutor.

34.   Clinton was not the first president to complain of excesses by an independent prosecutor armed with grand jury subpoenas.

35.   Clinton might even point out that an independent prosecutor was in the White House two weeks ago, and the president of the United States to answer his questions.

36.   Currently they have taken opposing sides on whether to seek an independent prosecutor for the inquiry into campaign finances.

37.   Dean predicted that Kenneth Starr may be the last independent prosecutor but he predicted Starr would move to indict Clinton.

38.   Critics of the independent counsel law say independent prosecutors often take their inquiries far beyond the initial allegations, consuming years and millions of dollars.

39.   Each time, Reno has rebuffed the lawyers who favor an independent prosecutor.

40.   Each had concluded that the evidence required that the case be sent to an independent prosecutor.