Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Whitewater grand jury created four years ago to investigate President Clinton's Arkansas land dealings may be ready to adjourn, special prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr said Tuesday. The special Whitewater grand jury -- the second empaneled at Little Rock since 1994 -- is scheduled to expire May 7. Starr suggested he might not need another, saying the cooperation of former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker has proven helpful to the investigation. ``This investigation could conclude quickly if all persons who have relevant and material information would come forward and cooperate with the grand jury,'' Starr said outside his Little Rock office. Tucker, who recently began cooperating with Starr's probe, pleaded guilty in February to conspiring to avoid taxes in the sale of a cable television business. Asked whether he would request another grand jury be appointed, Starr spoke of the sacrifices grand jurors make to travel to the federal courthouse every two weeks. ``We have long sensed that it's in the national interest to bring these matters to a conclusion and closure in an orderly and very professional way,'' he said. The Arkansas grand jury is separate from a Whitewater grand jury that has been meeting in Washington since September. Most recently it has been looking into Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The Arkansas Whitewater grand jury has most recently been interviewing Rose Law Firm attorneys who worked with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is also looking into whether President Clinton's supporters hired former Justice Department official Webb Hubbell in an effort to buy silence on Whitewater-related matters. ``The grand jury still has some weeks to go and I think we're at a stage where we will be at a position to assess the needs of the investigation promptly,'' Starr said. ``We're mindful of the interest in bringing things to a closure.'' -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
