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...tried and given the death sentence for this murderous act, but the government pardoned her, according to journalist and author Don Oberdorfer, “on grounds that she was merely a brainwashed tool of the real culprits, the leaders of North Korea.” More caustically, another journalist wrote, “‘Virgin bomber’ Kim Hyon-hui fluttered her eyelashes, said she was ever so sorry, wrote a best-seller, and is now a millionaire in Seoul. That’s one lucky mass murderer.” The pardon-vs.-punishment debate...
...criticism of Clinton at the time of his departure--the White House vandalism, the stripping of Air Force One--turned out to be grossly exaggerated by President Bush's aides. But enough of the other stuff was serious--the White House gifts shipped to Chappaqua, the parade of pardons--that his cooling-off period had to be longer than planned. So he communed with Buddy for six months, venturing out in the SUV for his morning coffee, playing a lot of golf. Hillary had some issues of her own to deal with--her pardon-mongering brothers, the gift registry, pocketing...
...many times as he needs to. Last week Bill Clinton emerged from his self-imposed post-pardon-scandal exile. When he opened his new office on 125th Street in Harlem, with its $350,000 annual rent (his first choice, Carnegie Towers in midtown, would have cost taxpayers $800,000), it was full-frontal Clinton--winking, mugging at the most mundane remarks, pointing excitedly into the crowd as if he had just spotted a long-lost friend or a donor. Except for Senator Chuck Schumer, stage center, trying to boogie with the homeboys, it was picture perfect, a routine ribbon cutting...
...many times as he needs to. Last week Bill Clinton emerged from his self-imposed post-pardon-scandal exile. When he opened his new office on 125th Street in Harlem, with its $350,000 annual rent (his first choice, Carnegie Towers in midtown, would have cost taxpayers $800,000), it was full-frontal Clinton--winking, mugging at the most mundane remarks, pointing excitedly into the crowd as if he had just spotted a long-lost friend or a donor. Except for Senator Chuck Schumer, stage center, trying to boogie with the homeboys, it was picture perfect, a routine ribbon cutting...
...criticism of Clinton at the time of his departure - the White House vandalism, the stripping of Air Force One - turned out to be grossly exaggerated by President Bush's aides. But enough of the other stuff was serious - the White House gifts shipped to Chappaqua, the parade of pardons - that his cooling-off period had to be longer than planned. So he communed with Buddy for six months, venturing out in the suv for his morning coffee, playing a lot of golf. Hillary had some issues of her own to deal with - her pardon-mongering brothers, the gift registry, pocketing...