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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 20, 1999
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Senator to subpoena records on release of 16 prisoners
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON—Seeking the reasons why President Clinton offered clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists, Republicans plan to start using legislative tools this week hoping to pry loose secret administration documents.
Republican presidential hopeful Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Fox News Sunday that he already had the answer: Clinton issued the order with the intent to help his wife's Senate bid in New York.
Democrats countered that Clinton is too savvy a campaigner to take such a political action purely to help Hillary Rodham Clinton in a state with 1.3 million Puerto Ricans.
The first lady, who is considering a Senate run next year, opposed the deal after it began to draw criticism from law enforcement officials and others; she then was criticized by
some prominent New York Puerto Ricans.
Clinton has said the political ramifications for the first lady played absolutely no role in his decision and
that Mrs. Clinton was not aware of his offer until one of her aides asked her to comment on it.
The president offered clemency last month to some imprisoned Armed Forces of National Liberation members if they
Hatch: Said elem-
ency offer was politi-
cally motivated.
would renounce violence and agree to other conditions. The president said he acted in response to human rights officials who argued the prisons sentences, ranging from 15 years to 90
years, were too harsh. All but two members accepted the deal. None of those offered clemency was involved in incidents in which people died.
On Capitol Hill, Republicans contend the offer was politically motivated and are beginning a new round of investigations into the administration. The White House and Justice Department, citing executive privilege, have rejected GOP requests for documents and testimony related to the clemency offer.
Hatch's committee plans to issue subpoenas Thursday for such material.
On the House side, the Government Reform Committee is scheduled to hear Tuesday from victims of the bombings along with officials from the FBI, the Justice Department and the Bureau of Prisons.
Earlier this month, a non-binding resolution condemning Clinton for the offer passed the House by a vote of 311-41.
Cabinet discusses Year 2000 glitches
Some businesses still not prepared for date rollover
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON— President Clinton's Cabinet met Saturday with the administration's top expert on the Year 2000 technology problem to discuss how government agencies will respond to possible Year 2000-related computer failures.
Also attending the closed-door meeting near the White House were leaders from some federal regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Reserve Board and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
It was the first time the Cabinet assembled for the sole purpose of discussing the Year 2000 glitch.
"The sense in the room was that certainly there is work left to do, but government has made some real strides in the past year," said John Koskinen, Clinton's top Year 2000 adviser. "We're going to be in reasonably good shape."
The government has expressed increasing confidence there will be no nationwide failures of the most important computer systems. But it has acknowledged the likelihood of localized failures in parts of the United States; even more severe problems are anticipated overseas.
The Cabinet also discussed possible failures outlined in the most recent report from Koskinen's Year 2000 council, which indicated that some small health agencies, schools and many small businesses are inadequately prepared for the date rollover.
Koskinen said the Cabinet reviewed how individual agencies responded to emergencies, and the implications on other areas of the government. Koskinen is organizing a government-wide coordination center near the White House to share with other agencies information about any Year 2000 failures during the New Year's weekend.
"The are certainly some areas of concern," Koskinen said. "We touched upon all those issues."
The Year 2000 problem exists because many older computers and software programs recognize only the last two digits of the year, meaning they might mistakenly interpret "00" as 1900.
About half the Cabinet secretaries attended, including Attorney General Janet Reno, Donna Shalala from Health and Human Services, Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, Rodney Slater of the Transportation Department and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson.
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