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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (271648)	7/9/2002 2:26:08 AM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

re:"Well, you believe he pardoned them and I think he probably didn't pardon them" Well, you thought wrong.... abcnews.go.com "Sept. 10 — Eleven of the 14 Puerto Rican nationalists granted clemency by President Clinton left prison today, more than 16 years after they began serving time for planning bomb attacks." "Clinton had extended clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists, but two rejected the offer. Of the 14 who accepted, 11 were released today from eight prisons across the country, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said. One must serve another five years of his sentence, and two others who were not in jailed had their fines lifted." house.gov "Committee to hold Hearing on Presidential Clemency for FALN Terrorists" "Washington D.C., — Chairman Dan Burton (R-IN) today announced that the Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on President Clinton’s decision to grant clemency to 16 members of the FALN terrorist organization. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 22, 1999, in room 2157 of the Rayburn building." cnn.com "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Fallout from President Clinton's controversial pardons of 16 members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group last summer prompted Republicans Tuesday to introduce a measure to reform the pardon process and require input from victims and their families" About the FALN (from the FAS site): fas.org "United States law enforcement first learned of the existence of the FALN on October 26, 1974, the date the group issued a communiqué taking credit for five bombings in New York...FALN activities resulted in 72 actual bombings, 40 incendiary attacks, 8 attempted bombings and 10 bomb threats, resulting in 5 deaths, 83 injuries, and over $3 million in property damage..."