Tony Rackauckas' first term in office as district attorney beginning in 1999 wasn't dissimilar to Bill Clinton's initial rocky months in the White House. Both men found themselves surrounded by unfriendly forces looking to capitalize on mistakes. And Rackauckas, a novice DA, provided plenty of fodder: to be kind, management blunders and a lack of skillful communication led to open rebellion in some quarters of the DA's office. Anxiety about possible corruption grew to a fever pitch and culminate
