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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:35 PM
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Archivists block release of Clinton papers - what are they hiding?
Edited on Fri Mar-07-08 02:44 PM by Shakespeare
Specifically, they're blocking documents on pardons and library donations which might cast an unflattering light on Hillary's campaign. We have spent eight years screaming for transparency, and this is what Clinton gives us. I'm undecided on a candidate (I'm an Edwards supporter), but Hillary's actions are pushing me closer and closer to going for Obama.

This isn't helping any.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/archivists-block-release-of-clinton/20080307080009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Federal archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of hundreds of pages of White House papers on pardons that the former president approved, including clemency for fugitive commodities trader Marc Rich.

That archivists' decision, based on guidance provided by Bill Clinton that restricts the disclosure of advice he received from aides, prevents public scrutiny of documents that would shed light on how he decided which pardons to approve from among hundreds of requests.

Clinton's legal agent declined the option of reviewing and releasing the documents that were withheld, said the archivists, who work for the federal government, not the Clintons.

The decision to withhold much of the requested material could provide fodder for critics who say that the former president and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, have been unwilling to fully release documents to public scrutiny.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:37 PM
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1. That's what I would like to know as well
Something smells.

:hi:
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acrosstheuniverse Donating Member (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:38 PM
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4. No
It's all about Barack Obama unfairly attacking Hillary and calling her a monster. The MSM are right all the time.
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:45 PM
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6. It literally pains me to see someone on our side doing this.
Just release the damn documents, and deal with the fallout, if any. x(
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:46 PM
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7. Exactly, coverups are for Republicans
Oy vey. And if she doesn't release, and somehow (I have no idea how) gets the nom, then what? I don't even wanna think about it. x(
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 03:17 PM
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20. One of the things about Hillary that has ALWAYS troubled me is her paranoia about releasing info.
It was her intractability about releasing information during various Clinton scandals in the 1990s that caused them to be dragged out for much longer than they needed to be. The real mystery to me is that often, the information she held back on was ultimately non-damning. That may be the case here, but we have no way of knowing that, and the only conclusion we're left to draw is that they're hiding something.

It's a bad, bad habit of hers, and she needs to get over it.
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:48 PM
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8. Stinks to High Heavens !
Corruption is everywhere in Hillarylnd, Bi-Baby!
It's like Dogshiite!
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:38 PM
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2. Friday news dump. This is damaging to Clinton. Mediawhores will ignore it.
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malik flavors Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:38 PM
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3. Hmm, I thought she said she had been vetted. Guess Not
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Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:42 PM
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5. Thank you for posting this. K&R #5 eom
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:48 PM
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9. Marc Rich Marc Rich March Rich
this is also why she hasnt released her taxes. I bet they are still making money from their selling of pardons.
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Inuca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:48 PM
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10. If not for the Powers thing
this would be the news of the day (as it should be). :grr:
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:49 PM
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11. yes, what....
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:49 PM
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12. are
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:49 PM
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13. they
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:50 PM
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14. hiding.
say it with me now.
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Josiah1982 Donating Member (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:50 PM
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15. michelle obama is keeping her graduate thesis under wraps til after the election.
what is she trying to hide?
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:52 PM
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16. it's already out, read, slammed and/or praised. weeks ago.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:54 PM
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17. try and keep up. It was released weeks ago. Lame.
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 02:55 PM
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18. Someone's academic opinion vs. financial ties/obligations. Yeah, that's a good comparison.
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 03:02 PM
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19. seriously, though, about the Clintons....What
Edited on Fri Mar-07-08 03:03 PM by dmsRoar
are they hiding?

ed for clarity
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