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Article: POLITICS; In New York, Clinton's FALN Clemency Offer Under Fire
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- August 25, 1999
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Clemencies for votes? Crudely put, that's what a New York City
cop has accused President Clinton of doing: offering clemency to some
jailed Puerto Rican rebels in exchange for Hispanic votes for his
wife's Senate bid.
Richard Pastorella, an officer who was blinded in a 1982 Puerto
Rican terrorist bomb explosion in New York City, made the allegation
Monday. He accused Clinton of "really, truly pandering to the
Hispanic community."
He made the allegation with the city's police commissioner, Howard
Safir, at his side. Safir, for his part, said the city's mayor,
Rudolph W. Giuliani, supported the police position. Giuliani, fund-
raising in Rochester, weighed in later, calling Clinton's clemency ...