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...late for Kenneth Starr to quit as the new Whitewater independent counsel. And he should. In fact, it's the Republicans rather than the Democrats who should be urging his resignation. Consider the two possible outcomes of Starr's investigation and the way in which the White House will spin them. If Starr determines the Clintons did something wrong, he'll be tarred for partisanship. If he exonerates them, the Administration will crow that even a conservative Republican found the Clintons innocent. "That sounds sensible," says a Republican Senator, "but if Starr slams Clinton, we think the facts will drown...
...also can't do much to encourage bipartisanship that Democrats are suspicious about the fairness of Kenneth Starr, the successor to Whitewater special prosecutor Robert Fiske, who has a long history as a Republican activist. Their doubts were heightened by news reports that Judge David B. Sentelle, one of the panel of three judges who chose Starr, had recently been lunching with North Carolina Republican Senator Lauch Faircloth, one of Fiske's harshest critics. Though Sentelle says he and Faircloth never discussed Fiske, Democratic House whip David Bonior suggested last week that their meeting "should be a subject of investigation...
...Starr Takes Charge...
Independent counsel Kenneth Starr formally took over the Whitewater investigation from Robert Fiske amid growing complaints from prominent Democrats that the well-connected Republican and former Bush Administration Solicitor General might be too partisan for the post...
...surprise move on Friday, a special three-member judicial panel charged with administering the newly re-enacted independent-counsel law appointed Kenneth Starr, the Bush Administration's Solicitor General, to replace Robert Fiske as the special Whitewater prosecutor. The court said its decision was no reflection on Fiske's capabilities or integrity but stemmed from the need to maintain "the appearance of independence." In the law's absence, Fiske was specially appointed by Attorney General Janet Reno earlier this year...