Word: pardons
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...Rich pardon--and especially the fact that Clinton granted it without consulting the Justice Department--that has generated the most heat on Capitol Hill. Though the pardon can't be revoked, Representative Dan Burton, the Indiana Republican and longtime Clinton critic who chairs the House Government Reform Committee, has already started gathering documents for a hearing; Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle says it may be time to re-examine the President's pardon power. Even by Clinton's own reasoning, which he voiced in a speech two days before the pardon, Rich did not seem to qualify. "Most of these...
...Clinton's, yet again, is dirty. To many observers, Republican and Democrat alike, the pardon was simply outrageous--the latest egregious example of Clinton's moral turpitude. Rich's ex-wife, New York City socialite Denise Rich, just happens to be a major Clinton donor and fund raiser who has raked in millions of dollars for the Democratic Party during the past eight years. Rich's lawyer in the pardon case, Jack Quinn, was once Clinton's general counsel. Quinn personally lobbied Clinton, and various dignitaries--including, sources tell TIME, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and King Juan Carlos...
ROGER CLINTON President's prodigal half-brother gets last-minute pardon for a 1985 drug conviction. As Governor, Bill Clinton had to authorize the sting operation that sent Roger to prison...
MICHAEL MILKEN 1980s junk-bond king, who has already spent time in prison, campaigned for a pardon, but enemies and victims resisted. White House officials say he never had much of a chance, but they didn't want to rule a pardon out in case someone convinced Clinton...
LEONARD PELTIER Easiest pardon to refuse. Though Native American groups and celebrity advocates made lots of noise, he is in prison, serving consecutive life sentences for murdering two FBI agents. End of discussion...