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Who Will Bush Pardon at Last Moment?

You just know President Bush will pardon some big names just before he exits 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The question now is simply Who? By Scott Horton The American Lawyer For George Washington there was an obvious time for potentially controversial pardons, and that was the day he left office. Washington pardoned the instigators of the…

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Inspector Gen. Says Ideological Considerations Tainted Hiring Process At Justice Civil Rights Division

Here’s just another disturbing footnote in the Justice Department in the Bush years. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ideological considerations permeated the hiring process at the Justice Department’s civil rights division, where a politically appointed official sought to hire “real Americans” and Republicans for career posts and prominent case assignments, according…

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