Deb Riechmann

August 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

“They have already penetrated certain counties in the state and they now have free rein to move about,” Sen. Bill Nelson told the Tampa Bay Times.

By Deb Riechmann

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November 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

President Barack Obama is running out of time to fulfill his long-standing promise to shutter the prison at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sixty inmates remain in the facility and only a third are cleared for release.

By Ben Fox and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

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December 23, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush on Tuesday commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons, including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s.With this latest batch, which includes forgiveness for convictions ranging from gun and drug violations to bank and mail fraud, Bush has granted a total of 191 pardons and nine commutations.

By DEB RIECHMANN

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February 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The White House is criticizing Congress for failing to extend a law allowing the government to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails in the United States in cases of suspected terrorist activity.President Bush plans to make remarks about the matter during an appearance in the Rose Garden.The Senate passed a bill that Bush supports.

By DEB RIECHMANN

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March 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By DEB RIECHMANN

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November 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - President George W. Bush on Friday picked a federal prosecutor in New York to be a Treasury-based special inspector general to oversee the massive $700 billion financial rescue plan.If confirmed by Senate, Neil Barofsky, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, will be responsible for conducting audits and investigations of how the government spends the bailout money.

By DEB RIECHMANN

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July 20, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - President Bush signed an executive order Friday prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.The White House declined to say whether the CIA currently has a detention and interrogation program, but said that if it did it must adhere to the guidelines outlined in the executive order.

By Deb Riechmann

5 minute read

January 31, 2007 | National Law Journal

Conservatives and liberals alike battered White House counsel Harriet Miers during her 24-day rise and fall as a Supreme Court nominee. Now, preparing to leave the White House more than a year after the ordeal, Miers says she doesn't regret the experience.

By Deb Riechmann

4 minute read

February 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn't budge, prompting their Republican colleagues to stage a walkout down the Capitol steps.

By DEB RIECHMANN

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February 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By DEB RIECHMANN

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