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Radio 4,31 Jul 1998,15 mins

The evolution of the grand jury

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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President Clinton is subpoenaed to appear before Mr Starr's grand jury, the English origins of the US grand jury system and the flaws that led to it being abandoned in Britain.

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