Forbes : I'm an independent outsider.

Some key members want a vote on the rules before they take effect, but that would defeat the benefit of having independent outsiders write the rules.

Furthermore, half the companies were said to have a majority of independent outsiders on the board.

Only an independent outsider can break the selfish grip that Washington has on our national life.

Those principles include enforcement by independent outsiders.

In fact, Ms. Reno is arrogating to herself legal judgments about the President's intent that should be the province of an independent outsider.

Calling himself an independent outsider and "the guy the politicians have called on to solve the problems," Richard Ravitch formally announced his candidacy for mayor yesterday.

The rule raised the portion of a fund's directors who must be independent outsiders, to 75 percent from 50 percent.

You write that the Secretary General "has never called for a standing army, and has mentioned taxes . . . as suggestions by independent outsiders."

That does not sound like your Sept. 1 mention of "suggestions made by an independent outsider."