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To: Zoltan! who wrote (59475)	9/4/1999 5:51:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

President waffle and now Mrs. waffle- Mrs. Clinton Opposes FALN Clemency By Marc Humbert Associated Press Writer Saturday, September 4, 1999; 4:41 p.m. EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Potential Senate candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday she opposes the release from prison of Puerto Rican nationalists offered clemency last month by her husband. ''When the administration first offered these prisoners clemency, I made it very clear that I had no involvement in or prior knowledge of the decision, as is entirely appropriate, and that the prisoners should not be released unless they renounced violence,'' Mrs. Clinton said in a statement. ''It's been three weeks and their silence speaks volumes,'' the first lady added. ''I believe the offer of clemency should be withdrawn.'' The Clintons have come under fire from Republican critics and some law enforcement officials who claimed the president's clemency offer to 16 FALN members was aimed at helping his wife's political fortunes among New York's 1.3 million Puerto Ricans. There was no immediate response Saturday from President Clinton to his wife's statement. On Friday, a White House spokesman had said the president's Aug. 11 clemency offer was not open-ended and that he expected a response within a week. © Copyright 1999 The Associated Press