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independent counsel in U.S. law, a judicially appointed investigator of charges of misdeeds by high government officials. Originally termed "special prosecutor," the position was first created by the 1978 Ethics in Government Act. Prompted by the Watergate affair , the purpose of the law was to avoid the conflict of interest that might develop if the executive branch (i.e., the Justice Dept.) investigated its own officials. The act expired in 1992, but a new independent counsel law was passed in 1994. The new law also permitted the investigation of members of Congress. The request for an appointment of an independent counsel was made by the attorney general; the counsel was appointed by an independent judicial board. An independent counsel was used to investigate the Iran-contra affair , Whitewater , and the Lewinsky scandal . In 1999, following prosecutor Kenneth Starr 's confrontations with President Bill Clinton and the impeachment of the president, the law again expired and was not renewed. The attorney general now has sole responsibility for appointing outside prosecutors.
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Belugas -- canaries of the sea
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...opening, four baby belugas have been born at...canaries of the sea," beluga whales are known to...communicate with other beluga whales. The fatty...forehead, of the beluga changes shape as they make sounds. Belugas at the Shedd are able...
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Belugas and Narwhals: Application of New Technology to Whale Science in the Arctic.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...their range. The beluga was one of the first...captivity, and captive belugas have been used for...applied in studies of belugas and narwhals and...type books on the beluga are available. Kleinenberg...structure and history of belugas (e.g., O'Corry...1990s (e.g., beluga: Martin and ...
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Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, distribution and survey effort in the Gulf of Alaska.
Magazine article from: Marine Fisheries Review; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...and 1939 reported harvesting or processing belugas (Tonnessen and Johnsen, 1982). The Beluga Whaling Company, founded in 1916 and based at the Beluga River in Cook Inlet, harvested 9 belugas from the Cook Inlet area in 1917, 42 in 1918...
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Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, habitat associations in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Magazine article from: Marine Fisheries Review; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...for the Cook Inlet beluga stock. As a result...potential human impacts. Belugas are seen in Cook...et al., 2000). Belugas were seen in the...of the Cook Inlet beluga stock may extend...used by Cook Inlet belugas, limited hydrographic...River delta during a beluga tagging study ...
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Beluga caviar shortage may egg on American producers Domestic supplies getting new look as imports face trouble
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...with the $90 average price per ounce of beluga caviar. And, if you ask Dugan, it tastes...government's announcement last week that beluga sturgeon is now labeled a "threatened...grocery chain -- already have dropped beluga. Also, the move to protect beluga appears...
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Traditional beluga drives of the Inupiat of Kotzebue Sound, Alaska.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 9/1/1996; 700+ words
; ...its integrity. Pods of belugas were driven en masse...butchered and processed beluga maktak, blubber, and...the well-documented beluga drives of the Mackenzie...prehistoric origins of beluga whale hunting are treated...around speculation that belugas may have been drive...
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Caspian beluga caviar is facing a ban by U.S. 5 countries fail to file rescue plans
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 9/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...States is expected to ban the import of beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea in a few weeks...joint management plan for the endangered beluga sturgeon and that they had failed to file...telephone interview from Washington.The beluga is the largest and the most prized of...
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Cancer in belugas from the St. Lawrence Estuary. (Correspondence).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...with that of northwest Alaska (NA) belugas obtained through subsistence hunting...Thus, the age structure of SLE beluga dying of natural causes appears clearly...beluga, principally because most SLE belugas die at an earlier age. We do not...
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Development of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, capture and satellite tagging protocol in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Magazine article from: Marine Fisheries Review; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...deploy instrumentation on belugas to collect dive profile...subject of this paper. Beluga capture and tagging has...capture locations. If belugas can be herded to shallow...conditions within which beluga capture techniques have...2 h). Of note, belugas are more likely to swim
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Fall movements of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) with satellite-linked transmiiters in Lancaster Sound, Jones Sound, and northern Baffin Bay.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...extent of movement of belugas between the eastern...Greenland. Key words: beluga, Delphinapterus...direct evidence of beluga stock relationships. The movements of belugas during summer and...movements of tagged belugas during the fall would...understanding of beluga ecology. ...
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beluga
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
beluga or white whale, small, toothed...Delphinapterus leucas. The beluga may reach a length of 19 ft...almost pure white in maturity. Belugas winter in the Arctic Ocean...calf every second year. The beluga is hunted by the Eskimo for...
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Caviar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...largest to smallest in size, the beluga ( Huso huso ), the osetra...raised in ponds in Europe. Belugas, which produce the best and...pounds (1,973 kilograms). Beluga eggs are large, bluish gray...and stronger in flavor than beluga caviar. The sevruga sturgeon...
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Petrossian Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...produce highly prized classes of caviar: beluga, ossetra, and sevruga. Although the...rarity and demand. The most expensive, beluga, is drawn from sturgeon that weigh as...pounds, the eggs slightly smaller than beluga and featuring a fruity or nutty flavor...
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Monodontidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...narwhal) and Delphinapterus leucas (beluga, or white whale), whales in which the...notched at the posterior margin. The beluga has 8–10 teeth in each jaw...Narwhals are grey with black mottling, adult belugas white or near-white. Adults of both...
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whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the sperm whale, or cachalot (family Physeteridae); the beluga , or white whale, and the narwhal (family Monodontidae...whale Moby-Dick, of Herman Melville 's novel, was not a beluga but a sperm whale with prominent white features. Toothed whales...
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