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Politics : Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (1167)	8/31/1999 1:22:00 AM
From: C Kahn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

Neocon, I suppose there may have been some real testing of the waters. But all signs point to a diversion from where I'm standing.

To: Neocon who wrote (1167)	8/31/1999 10:48:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

Jailed FALN Members Discussed Return To Violence NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some imprisoned members of a militant Puerto Rican nationalist group discussed returning to violent ways if they go free under a plan by President Clinton to have their sentences commuted, a magazine report said Monday. Secret audiotapes made by the Bureau of Prisons recorded at least some of the prisoners saying that ``as soon as they get out there, they were going to return to violence,' Newsweek quoted a law-enforcement official as saying in its issue dated Sept. 6. It said that as a result of the tapes the Bureau of Prisons -- which rarely participates in pardon and clemency debates -- strongly recommended against leniency for the 16 members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN), which authorities said made 130 bomb attacks on political and military targets in the United States between 1974 and 1983. The New York Times reported Friday that Clinton bypassed objections of the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons and several U.S. attorneys general when he offered to reduce sentences of the 16 imprisoned members, convicted on charges of conspiracy, possession of unregistered firearms, and other crimes not directly linked to deaths or injuries. They received sentences of 35 to 90 years in prison, and most have served nearly 20 years. Sunday, House of Representatives Majority Leader Dick Armey said on ``NBC's Meet the Press' that Congress may investigate why Clinton made the offer and also may consider a resolution of disapproval for Clinton's decision. Some Republicans have branded the move as a ploy to court support among Puerto Ricans for Hillary Rodham Clinton's possible bid to become a U.S. senator from New York. But Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat appearing on the same program, said it was premature to judge the president's decision without reviewing the reports of the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons and other agencies. He also said he doubted Clinton made the clemency offer to help his wife's political aspirations because the Puerto Rican community complained the clemency did not go far enough.