And the Virginia prosecutors understandably believe, though they won't say it, that the Maryland prosecutors are not committed to the death penalty.

She was put on the witness list by the Maryland prosecutor, Stephen F. Montanarelli.

We were surprised that the Maryland prosecutors made this public.

The statement said the Maryland prosecutor had misstated some aspects of Israeli law.

The jail term has already been denounced by Maryland prosecutors as too lenient.

Maryland prosecutors have said that they learned of the four women, who testified before the grand jury, independently of the counsel's investigation.

Maryland prosecutors have said they would have sought life imprisonment, not death.

Ms. Lewinsky, who is in Southern California, suggested through her spokeswoman that she was pleased by the decision of the Maryland prosecutor to open the inquiry.

When Maryland prosecutors decided to appeal to the Fourth Circuit, Motz publicly questioned their desire to continue pursuing what he characterized as a flimsy case.

Maryland prosecutors want the moratorium lifted and new legislation to make it easier to seek the death penalty.