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shares some potentially bad news on the Fitzgerald
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Corn takes a step back from Friday's big news, and explains that
we might never find out the details of what he uncovered in the
Plame affair:  Fitzgerald knows far more than what is in the
Libby indictment. But the American public may never learn what
he has uncovered. There might be no further indictments, and
Fitzgerald dismissed the idea of writing a final report. He said
that he does not have the authority to issue such a document --
and that he does not believe a special counsel should have that
authority. Independent counsels used to have the obligation to
craft a final report that detailed their investigation and
findings and explained decisions to prosecute and not prosecute.
But the independent counsel law expired, and Fitzgerald is
operating as a special counsel pursuant to Justice Department
rules that do not provide for the