But the remaining charges, developed by a special prosecutor on evidence gathered independently of Congressional investigators, still demand a personal accounting.

The investigating committees, finding the need for information compelling, invoked a 1970 law that forces balky witnesses to testify while leaving prosecutors free to try them with evidence gathered independently of the Congressional testimony.

Washington and his small staff responded by independently gathering the necessary data for use by the United States Navy and Merchant Marine.

He is independently gathering the facts and he will issue the report, which he will have to defend.

All immunity means is that any indictments would have to be based on evidence gathered independently of their testimony before Congress.

As had happened in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, a multitude of sites had been independently gathering lists of survivors or missing-persons requests.

Judge Leasure is deciding whether the state's case against Mrs. Tripp is built on information gathered independently of Mr. Starr's investigation of the Lewinsky-Clinton relationship.

Japan launched its fourth spy satellite into orbit on Saturday, increasing its ability to independently gather intelligence.

He independently gathers investment capital to restart the Horváth Press.

The hope was, and remains, that a fair trial could still be held on evidence gathered independently of the hearings.