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Article: How the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the independent counsel law screwed Bruce Babbitt.
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- The Washington Monthly
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- April 1, 1998
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Republican congressman rearely wax rhapsodic about The New York Times in the middle of a committee hearing. But that is exactly what Rep. Christopher Cox did on Jan. 21, during the House investigation of Bruce Babbitt. He singled out the Times for "bringing out the facts in connection with this matter, which have led most people to predict that an independent counsel will be required to investigate" Babbitt's role in the alleged sale of a Departmental decision on an indian casino for Democratic campaign donations.
Congressman Cox didn't know how right he was. When Attorney General Janet Reno submitted her request for an independent counsel three weeks later, ...