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THE STARR INVESTIGATION SALON STORIES | RELATED DOCUMENTS Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was appointed in 1994 to investigate President Clinton's involvement in the failed Whitewater land development deal. Starr's flagging $40 million, four-year investigation was reinvigorated when his office learned of Clinton's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky and her plans to deny the relationship in a Paula Jones trial deposition. Starr's neutrality has been questioned because of his longtime Republican Party ties, links to Jones' lawyers and pattern of prosecutorial zealotry. Despite criticism, in September 1998, Starr delivered a referral to Congress that outlined 11 possible grounds for removing the president from office, all related to Lewinsky, not Whitewater. Starr's sprawling investigation continues today. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Salon stories Starr shelves McDougal, Steele charges Following consecutive hung juries, the independent counsel abandons cases against the Whitewater and Willey-gate figures. (05/25/99) The bitter end By Jack Hitt The mistrial in the Steele case marks Kenneth Starr's induction into the American hall of shame. (05/08/99) Julie Hiatt Steele trial begins The only criminal trial stemming from the Monica Lewinsky arm of Kenneth Starr's investigation opens. (05/04/99) Starr: Abolish counsel act Kenneth Starr calls for abolition of the independent counsel law, surprising some Democrats and Republicans who have watched him pursue President Clinton aggressively for five years. (04/14/99) Starr to oppose counsel act Kenneth Starr, whose investigation of President Clinton revived a debate over special prosecutors, will tell Congress he opposes renewing the law that put him in power. (04/13/99) "Joan of Arkansas" defeats Kenneth Starr By Suzi Parker Susan McDougal acquitted of obstruction of justice; mistrial declared on contempt charges. (04/13/99) Verdict on Starr's witness By Murray S. Waas and Suzi Parker Whitewater figure David Hale is found guilty on Arkansas state criminal charges (03/27/99) Susan McDougal's moment of truth By Suzi Parker It's a bad day for Kenneth Starr as the woman he put in jail says Clinton told the truth about the Whitewater loan (03/24/99) Go home, Kenneth Starr By Suzi Parker The independent counsel has shone a surreal spotlight on Little Rock (03/22/99) A Vincent Foster for Usenet liberals? By Andrew Leonard The mysterious death of an online debater sparks a flurry of suspicions and theories (03/19/99) The big baby By Joan Walsh Forget "The Death of Outrage." If the rightreally wants to win the Culture War, it shouldpass out copies of "Monica's Story" (03/12/99) Monica's nightmare By Charles Taylor There's nothing balanced or objective about Andrew Morton's book. That's why it rings so true (03/12/99) Starring Monica Lewinsky, as herself By Liesl Schillinger She was universally reviled -- until the public got a chance to hear her speak and, now, to readher version of events (03/12/99) Let the sexual healing begin By James Poniewozik With impeachment over -- and Juanita Broaddrick making her seem like an innocent memory -- Monica gives us the soap opera we wanted all along (03/04/99) Stalking the president By Mollie Dickenson Linda Tripp could help Julie Hiatt Steele -- and President Clinton -- refute Kathleen Willey's charges (01/22/99) Starr's lowest blow By Bruce Shapiro In indicting Julie Hiatt Steele, the independent counsel continues apattern of bullying women (01/13/99) Tainted witness By Murray Waas The Arkansas trooper who corroborated David Hale's story received paymentsfrom the American Spectator (01/12/99) Brother on brother By Murray Waas Whitewater witness David Hale attempted to suborn perjury by his own brother by asking him to falsely corroborate illegal acts by President Clinton (11/17/98) Starr springs a leak By Joe Conason Federal judge appoints special master to investigate illegal disclosures to media (10/31/98) The sting By Mollie Dickenson Did Kenneth Starr, Linda Tripp and Paula Jones' legal team work hand in hand to set a perjury trap for the president? (10/26/98) Princess Monica By Lori Leibovich Why the Starr Report and the Tripp tapes make Jewish women cringe (10/06/98) The fixer By Murray Waas How Kenneth Starr's law partner covertly worked for six years to trap President Clinton in a sex scandal (10/06/98) Mistakes were made By Joe Conason A close reading of the Starr Report shows that the independent counsel cut several legal corners too many when laying his impeachment trap (10/05/98) Salon Exclusive: Protected witness, part two By Jeff Stein Law enforcement records obtained by Salon reveal a two-year effort by Ken Starr to impede the Arkansas state prosecution of David Hale (09/30/98) Salon Exclusive: Starr vs. Tripp By Jeff Stein The inside story of how there came to be so many copies of the Monica Lewinsky tapes (09/25/98) Talking head By Virginia Vitzthum The hand-wringing over the Starr Report proves that Beltway pundits have a harder time getting a grip on a certain sexual practice than the American people do (09/25/98) Loyal to the end By Jessica Seigel Susan McDougal, on trial in California on non-Whitewater offenses, feels vindicated (09/18/98) Throw the disk at him! By James Poniewozik Forget the Web posting. The Starr Report's groaning arrival really demonstrates the power of large white cardboard boxes (09/15/98) The voyeur general's report to Congress By Gary Kamiya Once its Peeping-Tom shock wears off, the Starr report is nothing more than an extreme close-up of what we already knew (09/11/98) Where's Whitewater? By Jonathan Broder The independent counsel seems to have forgotten something on his way to the impeachment party (09/11/98) The beginning of the end By David Horowitz Despite the vicious attacks from the Clinton propaganda machine, Starr has succeeded in exposing a dangerous, pathological liar (09/11/98) Let's Get This Straight By Scott Rosenberg Rushing the Starr report to the Net is all about one thing: Delivering the juicy bits (09/11/98) A call for moral renewal By Mark Hertsgaard The destruction of President Clinton was a laudable first step, but restoring the ethical fiber of America requires more. All of official Washington must be cleansed! (09/11/98) Lucianne Goldberg dishes on the Starr Report By Jeff Stein The woman behind the Lewinsky affair says Clinton will be tagged with 30 impeachable offenses (09/11/98) Commentary: The other woman By Murray Waas Of all the women swirling around President Clinton, there's perhaps only one who was a true victim (09/11/98) Protected witness By Murray Waas How Ken Starr tried to prevent state prosecutors from charging his prime witness with defrauding poor black people of burial insurance (09/10/98) The Salon Report on Kenneth Starr By David Talbot What the public should know about the prosecutor who may drive him from office (09/10/98) The cast of characters Compiled by Daryl Lindsey (09/10/98) Monica's betrayal By Jenn Shreve When Monica Lewinsky told more than all, she sold her man down the river -- and violated the adulterer's code of honor (09/09/98) Hush, hush, sweet Monica By Gary Kaufman Wouldn't it be wonderful if the most famous person who's never been interviewed stayed that way? (09/09/98) True romance By Jack Hitt Why did President Clinton risk everything for a perky intern? Because he was in love (09/09/98) Why we need Clinton to resign By Fred Branfman Commentary: Why Clinton's days are numbered (09/04/98) Letter from Washington By Mollie Dickenson Aging hormones: Why Washington's elderly elite hate Clinton (08/25/98) The other grand jury begins By Murray Waas Exclusive: Grand jury begins investigating Arkansas Project (08/24/98) Salon editorial By David Talbot Enough: It's time for the American system to usher Ken Starr from the stage (08/21/98) False Witness: Part Five By Michael Haddigan and Murray Waas Looting the temple of justice: Why there will never be a Whitewater Report from Ken Starr (08/21/98) Did Bill wag the dog? By David Corn After Clinton called out the warplanes, Beltway skeptics said they'd already seen the movie (08/21/98) First Family on the couch By Lori Leibovich Therapists say President Clinton's psychological problems run deep --and Hillary's and Chelsea's are just beginning (08/20/98) An affair to remember By Nell Bernstein President Clinton is trying desperately to salvage his reputation. Monica Lewinsky has lost hers forever (08/20/98) Hellfire from the right By Harry Jaffe The right wing is in full attack mode (08/20/98) Letter from Baton Rouge By Jennifer Moses It is between him and his God: Down here in the Bible Belt, folks say, "Sex and lying? So what else is new?" (08/20/98) The view from Japan By Dave McCombs It's the economy, not the morality (08/20/98) The view from Europe Salon correspondents in Amsterdam, Paris and Munich report on the local reaction to President Clinton's speech, the president's Achilles penis and other reactions (08/19/98) Clinton's silvery web of words By Katie Roiphe Once again, the president teased us and left us hanging (08/19/98) He should go By Andrew Ross Once again, the president teased us and left us hanging (08/19/98) He should stay By Kate Moses Hillary should decide whether Clinton stays in office (08/19/98) Clinton reportedly takes tough line with Starr By Murray Waas The first lady helped craft an aggressive strategy after the president finally revealed details of theLewinsky affair to her (08/18/98) What they're saying By Lori Leibovich andDawn MacKeen Susan Faludi, AriannaHuffington and othercommentators react toClinton's day of reckoning (08/17/98) False witness, Part 4 By Murray Waas Whitewater's untold story: In an exclusive interview,William Watt, a key witness in Kenneth Starr's Whitewater probe, charges that Starr's investigators ignored information he provided them which undermined their case against President Clinton (08/17/98) False witness, Part 3 By Murray Waas The $50,000 lie: The Whitewater case wasn't the only time David Hale invoked Bill Clinton's name -- falsely -- to help himself (08/14/98) False witness, Part 2 By Murray Waas Taking care of David Hale: A Salon exclusive investigative report looks into how the key Whitewater witness secretly hooked up with a prominent conservative attorney, who helped launch an anti-Clinton project (08/14/98) False witness By Murray Waas Key Kenneth Starr witness David Hale's strategy for getting out of legal trouble: Blame President Clinton. Part One of a Salon investigative series on the untold story of Whitewater (08/12/98) Democrats running scared By Jonathan Broder Zippergate presents the minority party with a no-win situation this fall (08/10/98) Clinton's sexual scorched-earth plan By Jonathan Broder and Harry Jaffe The White House may be ready to declare a "total war" on Congress over the Lewinsky case (08/05/98) The strange case of Kenneth S. By Dr. Justin Frank A Washington psychoanalyst analyzes "Kenneth S." and his odd fixation on the president's sex life (07/30/98) Starr's final act? By David Corn Kenneth Starr has sprung into action, but where is he headed? (07/29/98) The attack judge By Jonathan Broder One federal jurist has shocked even hardened Washington insiders by suggesting that Clinton has declared "war" on the U.S. in his battle with Ken Starr (07/21/98) Ken Starr's heavy hitter By Maria Recio Heavy hitter: Ken Starr's point man has a track record of compelling reporters to testify (07/17/98) Author, author! By Jonathan Broder Everyone wants to know who wrote the "talking points" (07/08/98) Investigating the investigator By Jonathan Broder Michael Shaheen, the man probing whether Kenneth Starr's key Whitewater witness was paid off by Clinton critics, is known as an ethical straight-shooter (07/07/98) Strip Poker By Jonathan Broder As the three-way game between Clinton, Starr and Lewinsky reaches itsclimax, who's holding the winning hand? (06/23/98) Fallout from Content bombshell By Jonathan Broder A federal judge summons Kenneth Starr's deputies to her chambers after he admits in a magazine interview that he and a top aide leaked "extensively" to the press (06/16/98) A Clinton critic's tax-exempt lifestyle By Jonathan Broder and Joe Conason As head of the American Spectator's nonprofit foundation, conservative editor R. Emmett Tyrrell enjoys some unusual perks (06/09/98) The American Spectator's funny money By Jonathan Broder and Joe Conason The conservative magazine wanted to bring down Bill Clinton with its Scaife-funded Arkansas Project. Instead, it may have opened itself to charges of tax fraud (06/08/98) Starr's investigation to be investigated By Murray Waas Former Justice Department watchdog Michael J. Shaheen will probe alleged payments to key Whitewater witness David Hale (06/03/98) New Yorker magazine subpoena quashed Federal judge halts conservative lawyer's effort to depose journalist Jane Mayer (05/29/98) The "conservative Ralph Nader" By Joshua Micah Marshall A star of the political chat-show circuit, the head of Judicial Watch has some pretty unorthodox views (05/26/98) Kenneth Starr's sex appeal By Todd Pitock The independent counsel may be pursuing truth and justice. But he also may have an eye for some of the more down-to-earth things in life (05/19/98) The anatomy of a virtual conspiracy By Peter J. Ognibene Unable to defeat him at the polls, President Clinton's foes use the press to spread rumors, allegations, speculations and lies (05/18/98) "A Starr cannot be extinguished" By David Everett Salon uncovers a letter written by the independent counsel detailing the progress of his investigation into 93-year-old Hillary Clinton (05/13/98) Judicial Watch subpoenas Salon reporters By Jonathan Broder Conservative legal group seeks notes and documents related to Clinton officials and the press (05/08/98) Investigating a conflict By Murray Waas Kenneth Starr is proposing an "independent" investigator to look into the David Hale payments probe. The question is, how independent? (05/05/98) American Spectator audit: Is the fox guarding the henhouse? By Jonathan Broder Theodore Olson, a close friend of Kenneth Starr's and a former attorney for David Hale, heads the embattled magazine's crucial internal investigation (04/27/98) The smearing of Judge Woods By Joe Conason, Gene Lyons and Murray Waas How newspaper articles of questionable origin were used by Kenneth Starr to remove a federal jurist in a Whitewater case (04/22/98) Salon Exclusive: Starr deputy met with Scaife's private investigator By Murray Waas Whitewater prosecutor Hickman Ewing did not fully report on meetings with anti-Clinton operative (04/20/98) Salon editorial By David Talbot The far right's desperate counterattack (04/17/98) Starr strikes back By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Defiantly, the independent counsel bids farewell to Malibu while holding tight to his investigation of the president (04/17/98) Scaife investigator targeted CNN reporter By Murray Waas Private details about TV correspondent's life ended up in House Committee files (04/17/98) Kenneth in Wonderland By Andrew Ross It's time for Kenneth Starr to give up his through-the-looking-glass investigation (04/17/98) White House jumps into Starr "conflict" fray By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Clinton's lawyer asks Starr to recuse himself from Hale investigation (04/14/98) Case closing By Bruce Shapiro The Justice Department's "request" that Kenneth Starr investigate his own chief Whitewater witness is one of the last nails in the independent counsel's coffin (04/13/98) Arkansas trooper considered demanding money from President Clinton By Murray Waas Source for Los Angeles Times' "Troopergate" story discussed trading silence about Clinton's private life for hundreds of thousands of dollars (04/09/98) See some evil, hear some evil ... By Gene Lyons Kenneth Starr says his only concern is the truth. Then why is he givingfree passes to people who have lied and broken the law? (04/08/98) Kenneth Starr has lost his credibility By Joe Conason and Murray Waas Legal experts raise questions about the prosecutor's apparent conflicts of interest (04/08/98) Clinton's "Soviet connection" By Murray Waas GOP money man discussed digging up dirt on Clinton (04/07/98) The man behind the mask By Karen Rothmyer Shy, secretive and of regal bearing, Richard Mellon Scaife has worked hard and spent millions to dictate the nation's political agenda (04/07/98) Turning the tables on Starr By Murray Waas and Jonathan Broder Attorney General Janet Reno considers investigating key Whitewater witness David Hale (04/03/98) Women beware women By Katie Roiphe Our ongoing national catfight has revealed an unpleasant truth obscured by the smarmy rhetoric of "sisterhood": Women have always betrayed each other (04/03/98) Republicans to Ken Starr: Ugh! By David Corn Now that Paula Jones has gone, all that the Republicans have left against President Clinton is a 20-year-old land deal. They are not thrilled (04/03/98) The men who kept Paula Jones' lawsuit going By Murray Waas How associates of billionaire Clinton-hater Richard Mellon Scaife propped up her legal battle (04/02/98) Day of reckoning By Andrew Ross With Paula Jones' case thrown out, it's time to expose those responsible for four years of political and journalistic fraud (04/02/98) Judgment day By Jonathan Broder The end of the Paula Jones lawsuit will seriously damage Kenneth Starr's investigation, a legal expert says (04/02/98) Salon exclusive: Justice Department considers investigating key Starr witness By Murray Waas FBI recommends probe of alleged payments to Whitewater witness David Hale (03/27/98) Stalemate By Gary Kamiya Clinton spinners vs. White House media: A damning portrait (03/27/98) A massive journalistic breakdown By Mollie Dickenson How the elite media has gotten the Clinton 'scandals' all wrong (03/27/98) Behind the Clinton cocaine smear By Murray Waas Conservative billionaire funded secret investigation of Clinton's alleged drug connections (03/26/98) Arkansas state trooper denies key part of "Troopergate" story By Murray Waas But Los Angeles Times reporter stands by his story -- denies he "put words in (trooper's) mouth" (03/24/98) Portrait of a bag man By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Parker Dozhier was secretly funneling money to a key Whitewater witness and running an intelligence-gathering and dirty tricks operation -- out of a bait shop (03/23/98) Hillary was right By Andrew Ross There is a conspiracy to bring down the president (03/19/98) The ties that bind By Murray Waas and Jonathan Broder The lawyer who contributed $50,000 to Paula Jones' legal fund also served as counsel for Richard Mellon Scaife's anti-Clinton Arkansas Project (03/18/98) Slick Willey By Bruce Shapiro Before you cry too many tears for Kathleen Willey, consider the unfortunate brother and sister she fleeced (03/18/98) Bugliosi the bomb thrower By Lori Leibovich The last angry lawyer says the stupidity of the Supreme Court's Paula Jones ruling is rivaled only by the outrageous bias of Kenneth Starr's out-of-control investigation (03/17/98) Salon exclusive: the road to Hale By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Key Whitewater witness David Hale received secret cash payments from anti-Clinton billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife (03/17/98) A feel for a good story By Carol Lloyd Thank God we've got those notorious womanizers at "60 Minutes" makingit safe for women like Kathleen Willey to speak up about sexual harassment (03/17/98) Clinton's ghost By Gene Lyons Jim McDougal's quest for revenge finally killed him, but not before embroiling the country in the six-year torture known as Whitewater (03/16/98) Show us the money! By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Paula Jones' patron accuses her legal fund of defrauding the public (03/12/98) Paula Jones' mysterious benefactor By Jonathan Broder and Murray Waas Who's behind a secret $50,000 donation to the legal fund of Clinton's accuser? (03/12/98) The Falwell connection By Murray Waas How the Rev. Jerry Falwell and a California political organization helped finance and orchestrate an extensive anti-Clinton propaganda campaign (03/11/98) Secret agenda man By David Corn When Vernon Jordan speaks, people listen. But who is he talking for? (03/10/98) Now what? By Jonathan Broder Time may be running out for Kenneth Starr if he wants his investigation to result in anything but political impasse (03/06/98) Hillary Clinton is a traitor By Neera Sohoni By "standing by her man," she betrays all the feminist ideals she was supposed to represent to the rest of the world (03/04/98) Size isn't everything By David Corn With poll numbers like President Clinton's, you'd think he could do something bold and important. Then why doesn't he? (03/03/98) Blumenthal blasts Starr as he exits grand jury room By Jonathan Broder News: "The entire Whitewater scandal comes down to a (Ken Starr) self-esteem problem," he tells Salon (02/27/98) Toothless hounds By Andrew Ross Now that Kenneth Starr's crusade has turned upon the press itself, his loyalists at the New York Times and Washington Post have finally raised a meek and begrudging protest (02/26/98) It's time to investigate the investigator By Bruce Shapiro Although he may think differently, Kenneth Starr is not above the law (02/25/98) Starr chamber By Mollie Dickenson The deep and twisted roots of Kenneth Starr's Clinton inquisition stretch back to the dark corners of the 1992 presidential campaign (02/24/98) Prosecuting -- or persecuting -- the prosecutors? By Jonathan Broder Fierce opponents of Kenneth Starr are now taking the fight right into the independent counsel's own office (02/24/98) The New York Times: All the facts that are fit to omit By Gene Lyons On the Clinton scandals, the newspaper of record is the newspaper of insinuations, half-truths, omissions and flat-out inaccuracies (02/14/98) The unholy alliance between Starr and the media By Joe Conason It's the law, stupid. Leaking grand jury testimony violates moral and professional codes too (02/12/98) Blowback By Jonathan Broder Pundits who have been pontificating about President Clinton's alleged adultery may soon find their own morals coming under scrutiny (02/12/98) The Reich stuff? By Andrew Ross President Clinton's former Labor secretary thinks his boss is off course --and not in the ways Kenneth Starr thinks (02/11/98) The horny dilemma By Fred Branfman Do we really want a sexually frustrated president -- or is the Clinton scandal an opportunity to redefine the tyrannical institution of marriage? (02/10/98) Come back, O.J., all is forgiven By Vivenne Walt Finally, L.A., gets a piece of the Lewinsky action, but not very much (02/10/98) The lady is not a tramp By Jenn Shreve The lurid coverage of Monica Lewinsky's sex life tells us more aboutaging geezers in the press corps than it does about a young White Houseintern (02/06/98) The roots of the Clinton smear By Gene Lyons The origins of the president's current troubles stretch back 10 years,to the stinking swamp water of Arkansas politics (02/05/98) Men in black (robes) By Bruce Shapiro If you're looking for a "conspiracy" to bring down the President of theUnited States, you might start with the head of the United States supremecourt (02/04/98) The end of girltalk? By Tracy Quan Anthropologist Helen Fisher talks about polygamy, loyalty and why abubbly young chick like Monica Lewinsky would confide in a sour step-sisterlike Linda Tripp (02/04/98) Application to have sex with thePresident By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau (01/30/98) Gossip: Too important to leave toamateurs like Ted Koppel? By Richard Rodriguez Sally Quinn, Floyd Abrams and various other media muckety-mucks pow-wowat Columbia about journalism's epidemic of backyard blabbing (01/29/98) Defending the right to pry By Richard Rodriguez Why the private life of public people matters (01/29/98) America, grow up! By David Downie How the French and the Italians are viewing the Clinton brouhaha (01/29/98) Gossip: The mostdangerous drug of all By Carol Lloyd Our loose lips may bring down a president (01/28/98) Have you Yanks gone crazy? By Jurek Martin A British journalist decries the media-whipped frenzy overPresident Clinton's private life (01/28/98) Ain't nobody's businessbut his own By Gary Kamiya The Clinton farce is about to become tragedy. We can't let it (01/27/98) Do the right thing By Andrew Ross If the allegations are true, Clinton must go -- fast (01/27/98) The grand inquisitor By Bruce Shapiro Kenneth Starr "holds all the cards" in the White House sex scandal, butit's a weak hand, and the public may turn against him (01/27/98) Bring me the head (and moreimportant, the body) of Monica Lewinsky! By James Poniewozik Spending 120 hours in blabberspace as the networks roll out thegreatest show on earth (01/26/98) Mommy leerest By Gary Kamiya Monica Lewinsky's mother's gushy book on The Three Tenors' sex lives (01/23/98) Is Clinton a sex addict? By Laura Miller Salon asks two leading sex therapists if Americans should considertheir president a very sick man (01/23/98) Bell Hooks, LillianRubin and Clinton biographers analyze the First Couple By Camille Peri and Lori Leibovich The latest White House firestorm is certainly testing Hillary Clinton'sresolve to stand by her man (01/23/98) Clinton's sexual hypocrisy By Christopher Hitchens Our highly moral president is being hoist with his own just-say-nopetard. Raise him high! (01/23/98) Kenneth Starr -- Is a crazedsex cop running the U.S.? By Jonathan Broder Independent counsel Kenneth Starr has the whip hand in the latestClinton sex scandal. And that has more than just the president concerned (01/23/98) If Clinton falls, will he takethe Democrats with him? By David Corn Democrats won't feel too kindly toward their president in his latesthour of peril. But they still need him -- and so do the Republicans (01/23/98) JFK wannabe By Camille Paglia Salon's columnist comments on the sexual politics of the Clinton WhiteHouse (01/22/98) What's on the tapes By Jonathan Broder Details of the sex tapes that may sink the president (01/22/98) Unsinkable Bill By Alexander Cockburn The president's latest "end" is greatly exaggerated (01/22/98) Horowitz: It's his character,stupid Beyond the Beltway reactions (01/22/98) Is Clinton that reckless? By Andrew Ross We're about to witness either the end of the president -- or of hisenemies (01/21/98) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Related documents and transcripts The full text of The Starr Report and The White House Rebuttal