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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Monica: Immunity and the News

    There are conflicting reports about Kenneth Starr's plans for Monica Lewinsky: will she be targeted for prosecution or granted immunity? And was there or was there not a White House witness to Presidential pecadillos? Even the Wall Street Journal has been accused of spreading a false report. What should the media do with a story the audience hates--but can't get enough of?

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 6, 1998 • 1 min read

    Michael Zelden: Former independent counsel; investigated case of tampering with Clinton's passport files during the 1992 campaign. Robert Bonner: Partner, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher. Served as US District Judge and US Attorney for the Central District in California. Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration from 1990 to 1993. Rick Stengel: Senior Editor, Time Magazine; on-line columnist for MSNBC; and on-air analyst for CNBC. Bill Boyarsky: Long time city hall reporter for the Los Angeles Times, now writes the column "The Spin." Larry McGill: Director of Research, Media Studies Center, a project of the Freedom Forum based in New York. John Fund: Editorial writer, The Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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