'''Kenneth Starr''' (born 1946) is an [[American]] lawyer who, in 1994, was appointed Independent Counsel to investigate the death of [[Vince Foster]] and the [[Whitewater]] scandal; his 1997 report led subsequently to the attempted impeachment of President [[Bill Clinton]] on charges relating to his indecent affair with [[Monica Lewinsky]]. Because he was investigating a [[Democratic]] President, Starr was subjected to slanderous personal attacks by [[Liberals]].
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'''Kenneth Starr''' (born 1946) is the President of [[Baylor University]], the former Dean of Pepperdine Law School, a leading appellate attorney, a former judge on the [[D.C. Circuit]] and a former [[Solicitor General]] of the United States under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. Starr was also widely thought to be a leading candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy ultimately filled by [[David Souter]].
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In 1994, Starr was appointed Independent Counsel to investigate the death of [[Vince Foster]] and the [[Whitewater]] scandal; his 1997 report led subsequently to the attempted impeachment of President [[Bill Clinton]] on charges relating to his indecent affair with [[Monica Lewinsky]]. Because he was investigating a [[Democratic]] President, Starr was subjected to slanderous personal attacks by [[liberals]].
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Starr has argued many of the most important appellate cases in the nation, including successfully defending [[Proposition 8]] before the [[Supreme Court of California]].