Specter Pushes Bill to Curb Corporate Prosecutors

Despite pleas by a Justice Department official and two legal scholars to slow down, the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Republican is pushing for a quick vote on legislation that would limit federal prosecutors' ability to pressure cooperation from companies under investigation for corporate fraud. Sen. Arlen Specter, during a hearing on his bill Tuesday, dismissed calls to wait until the nominee for U.S. attorney general, retired federal Judge Michael Mukasey, weighs in on the matter.

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