But there is no consensus on what an independent counsel would investigate.

An independent counsel is investigating a number of Administration officials, including the President himself.

The independent counsel investigated this case for eight months.

The charges against the two bankers were brought by the office of the independent counsel investigating Whitewater and related matters.

"I expect that we will want to see a special counsel of some type investigate West Coast pricing, and not just this company."

An independent counsel investigated her for taking cash bribes and/or illegal campaign donations as an assistant to Clinton from 1994 to 1996.

He also testified about how the two men came to go separate ways after they became targets of the independent counsel investigating the Iran-contra affair.

And the independent counsel investigating Whitewater has added an "ethics counsel" to his staff.

In an unrelated matter, the special counsel will investigate how a senior aide in his office acquired a subsidized apartment.

But the only support came from Arlin Adams, the independent counsel investigating housing abuses.