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...time. Ever since Gerald Ford let Richard Nixon off the hook for Watergate, every act of clemency has been scrutinized. Still, each recent President has made a few controversial decisions. Nixon pardoned Jimmy Hoffa in 1971, then received the Teamsters' endorsement a year later. Jimmy Carter pardoned Vietnam draft dodgers on his first full day in office. Ronald Reagan pardoned two FBI officials who had authorized agents to break in to Vietnam protesters' offices. But he resisted calls to pardon Iran-contra defendants Oliver North and John Poindexter...
...Finally, as another season comes to an end, it is time to make predictions for next year. With a higher draft pick than usual, look for the Jacksonville Jaguars to rise to the top of the AFC. Mark Brunell's Jags will square off against Kurt Warner's Rams in a return to offense. And for the all the pundits out there, remember this: I get my information from Miss Cleo...
Crimson History is a window into the past, a chance to explore "history's first draft" with the benefit of hindsight. And perhaps, browsing these articles, one might find that Harvard hasn't changed much after...
However, he emphasized that everything depended on what draft bill finally gets through Congress this spring and the number of students that are in the College next year...
...Clinton that read, "I believe in this cause with all my heart." Five days later, he forwarded a copy of that missive to Holder, requesting his support. Curiously, because of an address mix-up, Holder didn't receive it until Jan. 17. By then, as Justice raced to draft a letter expressing its disapproval of the pardon, it was too late. "The whole thing is, you might say, Clintonesque," says a Justice Department lawyer...