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...initiatives and his membership in the Democratic party. Bush even set aside a whole $700 million - over 10 years - for something new called the "Federal Compassion Capital Fund." And to make sure the country could see his race-blind heart, Bush mentioned that just today he'd gotten John Ashcroft started on the problem of racial profiling...
...much of the Left) supports political liberalism, or the right of citizens to be free from the "Puritanical" judgments of the state. Liberalism requires the government to tolerate institutions like casinos, regardless of their social costs. Kovner rightly notes that this doctrine seems to be violated by John Ashcroft's moralizing approach to American...
...WHITE EXPANDS HER CASELOAD (3/13/01) Justice Department officials report that Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked Manhattan U.S. attorney Mary Jo White to expand her current investigation into some of President Clinton's pardons to include all 177 of the last-minute clemencies and commutations. According to sources, Ashcroft issued the directive in order to "consolidate" the ongoing inquiries...
...ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES (3/11/01) Saying he is "troubled" by President Clinton's pardons, Attorney General John Ashcroft announces that the Justice Department will review its pardon procedures to ensure that crime victims and federal prosecutors are made aware of pardon or commutation applications. Meanwhile, pledging continued investigations into the pardons, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott says Congress must not "walk away" from the work left to be done...
...IMMUNITY CHALLENGE (2/13/01): U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft says he will consider granting Denise Rich immunity if she agrees to testify before congressional panels investigating her ex-husband's pardon. The pressure for immunity later diminishes for fear it could interfere with an investigation by Manhattan U.S. attorney Mary Jo White...