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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Independent_Counsel_Reauthorization_Act
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Independent_Counsel_Reauthorization_Act_of_1987
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gptkbp:analysis
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limited to specific allegations
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gptkbp:analyzes
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gptkb:Iran-Contra_affair
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Clinton-Lewinsky_scandal
subpoena power
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gptkbp:community_impact
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partisan investigations
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gptkbp:consequences
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influenced future ethics legislation
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gptkbp:controversy
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partisan conflict
abuse of power concerns
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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presidential impeachment
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gptkbp:duration
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limited to 18 months
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1978-05-07
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:examines
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broad investigative powers
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gptkbp:governing_body
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debated in Congress for several years
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Watergate reforms
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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impact on presidential accountability
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Independent Counsel Act
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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limited judicial review of actions
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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federal government officials
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gptkbp:legacy
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debate over executive power
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Ethics_in_Government_Act
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:United_States_v._Mc_Donnell
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Morrison_v._Olson
gptkb:Clinton_v._Jones
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:David_Barrett
gptkb:Jack_Smith
gptkb:Ken_Starr
gptkb:Lawrence_Walsh
gptkb:Robert_Fiske
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gptkbp:precedent
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increased scrutiny of executive branch
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gptkbp:public_perception
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controversial and divisive
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gptkbp:purpose
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to investigate and prosecute government officials
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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gptkb:Police_Department
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Watergate_scandal
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Ethics_in_Government_Act_of_1987
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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Special Counsel Act
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gptkbp:reports_to
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annual reports to Congress
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gptkbp:scenic_views
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1999-06-30
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gptkbp:services
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upon completion of investigation
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Henry_Nixon
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Peter_Rodino
gptkb:Edward_Levi
gptkb:John_Conyers
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gptkbp:successor
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Special Counsel regulations
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gptkbp:supports
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Judiciary Committee
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