>No, the 3 Federal Judge panel decided where he could route his investigations.

I haven't seen their mandate, but you say "could" not "must."

>One of the news reports I just heard this morning was that the billing was at $400 per hour, with Starr being paid $87 per hour out of that. This is about average for Belt-way bandit lawyers.

$87 bucks? Is that all? Heck, some of us make more than that. :)