Parting Ways on Pardons
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It's amazing what nuggets of information you can unearth deep within a book as jampacked as "The Reagan Diaries" -- a 745-page doorstop, edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, that sheds light on how the former president grappled with some of the same executive dilemmas garnering headlines today.
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Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region General Vladimir Shamanov, former commander of the 58th Caucasian Army, has signed an appeal for a pardon of his former subordinate, Colonel Yuri Budanov.
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GROZNY -- Former colonel Yury Budanov, who was convicted last year of kidnapping and murdering a Chechen woman, on Tuesday withdrew his request for a pardon after it drew outrage and protests in Chechnya and opposition from prosecutors and human rights
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has revealed he will be leaving office within the next year, along with Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Queens can have it rough. Consider Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette -- removed by slices.
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President Bush expressed sadness over the conviction of the vice presidentâs former chief of staff, while a spokesman tried to douse speculation about a pardon.
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President agrees to quit army and drop graft charges against exiled leaders.
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Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
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The state's 83-year-old prohibition on ticket scalping may be coming to an end. The Legislature's Consumer Affairs and Professional Licensure Committee reported out a bill yesterday that would scrap the existing antiscalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House this week.
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Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby &#151; which she has harshly criticized &#151; and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
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WASHINGTON -- A senior Justice Department official says laws and other limits enacted since three terrorism suspects were waterboarded have eliminated the technique from what is now legally allowed.
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Two more of America&#39;s top spies were reported yesterday to be leaving the CIA, as an attempt to fix the troubled agency appeared increasingly to be dividing its ranks and driving out its most experienced officials.
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ItÃ¢ÂÂs not easy being a presidential lame duck. A senator wants to slug you. The leader of your own client state snubs you. Even Air Force One causes trouble, blowing out six tires while you are on an overseas trip.
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Both bills will likely need to be combined into one and then reconciled with similar bills that have originated in the Senate before they can start to make their way through both houses again.
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Now that Thanksgiving has passed and we're stuffed with good cheer, it's time to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. Nowhere do we need resolve more than Washington. Given my contrarian nature, I'd like to suggest things we should resolve not to do. After all, the first step in getting out...
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Argentina's Supreme Court revokes a pardon granted to a former general accused of human rights abuses.
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Mike Baker examines the implications of splitting the old Department for Education and Skills in two.