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...President's budget, Alan Greenspan has blessed it, and every argument the Democrats make gets drowned out by that Other Story, the presidency that will not end, the scandal that will not die. Internal Republican polls last week showed Bush had little reason to fear that the Clinton pardon debacle would overshadow his big budget road show. Bush's message was getting through, pollsters found; the ones being drowned out were the Democrats. The power sharing they expected after a close election--their ideas won, they insisted, it was just their candidate who lost--has been exposed as so much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Obstacle Course | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

Democrats might find some solace in the Cox pardon because of similarities to the recent Clinton binge. Bush granted it in his final few days. As in the Marc Rich case, it was supported by a longtime donor who gave to the presidential library. And although Cox's clemency was vetted by the Justice Department - unlike many granted by Clinton - it was rushed through at the last minute, an official with the former Bush administration told TIME.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pardon, a Presidential Library, a Big Donation | 3/6/2001 | See Source »

...attorney in Cox's matter, Marvin Collins, did not criticize the pardon with the same vehemence as federal prosecutors did in Clinton's case. Indeed, he called Cox a good candidate for an eventual pardon. But Collins did question the timing. The Justice Department usually waits five years after a convict finishes his sentence before recommending a pardon. At the time the pardon was given, Collins called it "premature" because the five years had not yet elapsed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pardon, a Presidential Library, a Big Donation | 3/6/2001 | See Source »

...November 1992. But he said the reference to Cox as a "longtime supporter" would not have influenced the decision. "It was boilerplate to put it in," he told TIME. (Baker did not return calls for comment.) Gray said such inquiries were routinely sent to the Justice Department's pardon attorney. He did not recall whether Justice recommended Cox's pardon. But nearly every pardon granted by Bush had its support, he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pardon, a Presidential Library, a Big Donation | 3/6/2001 | See Source »

Gray saw no problem with Cox's library contribution because it was made after the pardon. By contrast, Rich's ex-wife gave $450,000 to Clinton's project before he pardoned her ex-husband. "What's semi-toxic for Clinton was raising money for the library while he was still in office and letting people know, By the way, we're open for pardons, too," said Gray. "We never solicited Mr. Cox's application...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pardon, a Presidential Library, a Big Donation | 3/6/2001 | See Source »

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