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Example sentences for: clemency

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The Republican spin: Clemency is about security, and the prisoners' release sends the wrong message about terrorism.
I believe that Bush has a shallow kind of a defense in being technically dependent on the recommendations of the parole board for granting clemency, but he could at least pipe up, as long as he's being so goddamned compassionate a conservative.
The NYT's William Safire has a wicked version of President Clinton's account of Hillary's recusal from his FALN clemency offer: "I want you to listen to me.
A NYT front-page story based on those same documents paints a diametric picture, reporting that Justice took extraordinary steps to maximize the terrorists' chances for clemency, including the highly unusual step of making their applications for them and having supporters persuade them to write statements of repentance.
USA Today leads with what it describes as President Clinton's refusal, on grounds of executive privilege, to provide Congress with documents it requested for its investigation of the FALN clemency.