Deb Riechmann

January 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday granted early prison releases to two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer fueled the national debate over illegal immigration.Bush, responding to heavy pressure from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, commuted the prison sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.

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February 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The deepening recession spells trouble for a little-known government corporation that insures the pensions of 44 million workers and retirees.The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. already has an $11 billion deficit that seems sure to grow larger as Corporate America suffers through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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March 23, 2012 | Daily Report Online

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June 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ROME AP-President Bush on Thursday strongly disagreed with a Supreme Court ruling that clears foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. Bush suggested new legislation may now be needed to keep the American people safe."We'll abide by the court's decision," Bush said during a news conference in Rome.

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September 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

President Bush has settled on Michael B. Mukasey, a retired federal judge from New York, to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general and will announce his selection Monday, a source familiar with the president's decision said Sunday evening. Some legal conservatives and Republican activists have expressed reservations about Mukasey's legal record and past endorsements from liberals, and are already drafting a strategy to oppose his confirmation.

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September 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, picked by President Bush to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, appears unlikely to face a bruising confirmation battle in the Democratic-controlled Senate.Mukasey handled high-profile terrorism cases as chief judge of the federal courthouse in Manhattan for six years.

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September 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

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May 06, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - State and local governments from Florida to California believed their public money was safe in top-rated accounts at Lehman Brothers. What could be safer than putting cash in a venerable investment bank that helped finance America's railroadsWhen the 158-year-old Lehman went belly-up last September and the government decided against a bailout, public officials in at least 20 states watched no less than $1.

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January 04, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - Harriet Miers, President Bush's failed Supreme Court nominee and longtime adviser, on Thursday submitted her resignation as White House counsel.White House press secretary Tony Snow said the president reluctantly accepted her resignation, which takes effect Jan. 31. He said a search for a successor is under way.

By Deb Riechmann

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September 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - President Bush, seeking to avert a possible confirmation fight over a more partisan candidate, chose retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey Monday to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "Judge Mukasey is clear-eyed about the threat our nation faces," Bush said.If confirmed by the Senate, Mukasey, who has handled terrorism cases for more than a decade, would become Bush's third attorney general.

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