Note: Links to congressional email information are at:
http://www.mapinc.org/pollinks.htm

VOICE YOUR OPINION TO CONGRESS

If you would like to contact U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, about his
effort to strengthen oversight of the Justice Department, write to him at
this address:

The Hon. John Murtha
U.S. House of Representatives
2423 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: 202-225-2065

You can also write to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde at this
address:

The Hon. Henry Hyde
U.S. House of Representatives
2110 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: 202-225-4561

Or, you can contact your local representative.

SPECIAL PROSECUTORS ENJOY EVEN GREATER POWER

The Post-Gazette’s investigation didn’t look at the best-known federal
prosecutor in the country.

Kenneth Starr, who’s investigation of President Clinton could lead to his
impeachment by the House of Representatives, works under the authority of
the federal independent counsel statute, which gives him even more power
than the federal agents and prosecutors that were the focus of the
Post-Gazette series.

By law, Starr operates independently of the Justice Department, unlike
federal agents and prosecutors. He also enjoys a virtually unlimited budget.

The targets of an independent counsel are few -- there have been only 20
such investigations since Congress authorized them in 1978 -- so the
Post-Gazette focused exclusively on federal law enforcement officers, whose
actions can touch any American.

Checked-by: Richard Lake