http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hughrodham/ en-us Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:51:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997209/posts Those of us old enough to recall the 1990s can remember presidential half-brother and pardon recipient Roger Clinton, as well as presidential brothers-in-law Tony and Hugh Rodham -- all of whom were caught up in the pardon-gate controversy. None of them has been seen much (or at all) during Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, not without good reason. I don't want to be too harsh, but let's just say they all firmly seem to fall into the Bill Carter mold of presidential siblings. The reason I bring them up is because according to Bill and Hillary's just-released tax returns from... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997209/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:51:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992770/posts What's stopping the Democratic presidential candidates from stepping forward and saying that even more important than electing their individual candidacies is electing a Democrat? What's stopping Sen. Barack Obama from saying if he doesn't win the nomination he will work his heart out for Sen. Hillary Clinton, and vice versa? (Vice versa is actually more important, since Clinton is the one who has implied McCain is more prepared than Obama to be commander-in-chief.) Where are Roger Clinton, and Tony and Hugh Rodham these days? That Bosnia sniper story was being questioned weeks ago. Did no staffer tell Clinton to... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992770/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942254/posts Gore's, Talbott's Red Russian roots How they 'Hammer'-ed out Washington-Moscow policy Posted: October 3, 2000 Loutchansky's name surfaced again last year, when the Washington Post revealed that first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's two brothers, Tony Rodham and Hugh Rodham, were involved in a $118 million scheme to grow and export hazelnuts in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Their partner in the venture was Aslan Abashidze, who said his financial adviser was Loutchansky. Abashidze is a reputed member of a Russian organized crime family.The Rodham brothers at first balked and then agreed to national security adviser Sandy Berger's request that... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942254/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:49:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908501/posts A lawsuit accusing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother of failing to repay debts to a Tennessee carnival operator has been settled. Tony Rodham was accused of failing to repay $107,000 plus interest to the bankrupt estate of Edgar Allen Gregory Jr. and his wife, Vonna Jo, both of whom received a presidential pardon in 2000. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Thursday, but the parties reached a settlement agreement, said Rodham attorney Samuel Crocker. The terms were not disclosed. Rodham had claimed in court documents the money he received from the Gregorys was for consulting... ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908501/posts#comment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 04:43:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878983/posts At least three individuals pardoned by President Clinton during his last minutes in office have run into further trouble with the government. But despite the recent brouhaha over President Bush’s commutation of the prison sentence of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and the controversy surrounding Clinton’s “midnight pardons,” Congress has shown little appetite for making substantial changes to the executive branch’s clemency power. While some lawmakers over the last decade have called for changes to the pardon system, the few bills proposed have not come close to becoming law. Financier Marc Rich, businessman Almon Glenn Braswell and Roger Clinton Jr., the... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878983/posts#comment Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:06:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731344/posts MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a businessman pardoned by former President Clinton has been found dead inside his South Beach condo. Miami Beach police say 63-year-old Almon Braswell was found dead October 28th in his Ocean Drive condo by his employees. It's believed he died from a previous injury. Additional information hasn't been released. The Miami-Dade County medical examiner is labeling Braswell's death as "unclassified" pending more tests. Clinton granted 177 pardons and clemencies just before leaving office in 2001. Braswell was pardoned of convictions for fraud and other crimes stemming from false claims in 1983 about... Associated Press (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731344/posts#comment Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515639/posts CROOKS PARDONING CROOKS PARDONING CROOKS:Justice Undone in the clinton White House by Mia T, 11.04.05 House Committee on Government ReformNB: NEW LINKS Justice Undone: Clemency Decisions in the Clinton White House March 14, 2002 This report is in PDF format and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The report may be downloaded in sections by clicking on the links below:   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [.1 MB]   INTRODUCTION [.1 MB]     CHAPTER ONE - Take Jack's Word: The Pardons of International Fugitives Marc Rich and Pincus Green [.7 MB]     CHAPTER TWO - Roger Clinton's Involvement in Lobbying for Executive Clemency... FINDLAW, House Committee on Govt Reform, NRO, The New York Times, Accuracy In Media, Judicial Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515639/posts#comment Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1468526/posts [FLASHBACK: Feb. 21, 2001] The brother-in-law of former President Bill Clinton received nearly $400,000 for successfully lobbying for a pardon and a prison commutation that Clinton granted on his last day in office, the Associated Press and TV networks reported this evening. Attorney Hugh Rodham, brother of Sen. Hillary Clinton, was paid for work on the prison commutation request of Carlos Vignali and received a "success fee" for helping win the pardon of Almon Glenn Braswell, sources said. Rodham returned the payment in the past 24 hours at the Clintons' request, according to news reports. "This is deeply troubling," a... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1468526/posts#comment Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:11:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413130/posts The name Vignali receded into L.A. history after the “Pardongate” scandal of 2001, but questions remain about drug-dealing son Carlos and his real estate magnate father, Horacio, who just might be pulling the strings in the remaking of downtown L.A. --snip--- “Justice Undone: Clemency Decisions in the Clinton White House,” House Report 107-454, documents the involvement of Hugh Rodham, the brother of Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the Vignali affair. Rodham was Horacio Vignali’s chief lobbyist inside the White House and received more than $200,000 for his services. The two met through Los Angeles attorney James Casso in October 2000, according... L. A. Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1413130/posts#comment Mon, 30 May 2005 13:15:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325611/posts Borrowing a page from President Bush, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told a Boston audience this week that prayer has always played a meaningful role in her life - though accounts from her days as a student radical suggest that's probably not true. "I've always been a praying person," Clinton told a crowd of more than 500, including many religious leaders, at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza. According to the Boston Globe, the newly religious former first lady "invoked God more than half a dozen times" as she urged society to accommodate religious people who "live out their faith in the... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325611/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321777/posts You don't have to take it from us about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 's desire to run for president. Her brothers, Hugh and Tony Rodham, say it's true. Friends tell us that the two are cheering Sis on and say she's making all the moves to get ready for the race--presuming she is re-elected by New Yorkers in 2006. U.S. news & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321777/posts#comment Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1323737/posts On the eve of President Bush's second inauguration, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is blasting him as the "fear factor" president who tries to sell his irresponsible agenda by scaring the voters. "The fear factor has become the overriding strategic approach that this administration uses," Clinton complained to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The likely 2008 presidential candidate told the paper that Bush has used scare tactics to rally public support on issues ranging from U.S. policy in Iraq to privatization of Social Security. On Iraq Clinton griped that Bush had even botched the election process, saying that regional balloting... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1323737/posts#comment Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:19:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1324808/posts Hillary Clinton on Environment Supports oil reserve release & fund conservation Q: Do you support conserving energy?A: I’ve spoken about an energy policy that would include conservation tax credits that the Republicans have blocked. The administration has put forth an energy policy that we couldn’t get through that Republican leadership that my opponent is part of. We need a new Congress. I was pleased when the president did release some oil from the reserve. So we have work to do and it needs to be led by Democrats who understand that we shouldn’t be beholden to big oil. Source:... www.issues2000.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1324808/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:38:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322980/posts WASHINGTON - Tomorrow night, with the nation's capital awash in inaugural events, Sen. Hillary Clinton will be delivering a high-profile speech in Boston about politics and youth. She is the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for a group headed by outspoken Boston minister, Rev. Eugene Rivers. Aides to Clinton, a possible Democratic presidential contender in 2008, said she agreed to give the speech a long time ago and said nothing should be read into the timing. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322980/posts#comment Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322771/posts New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has long been rumored as desperately seeking the democratic nomination for president in 2008. And while many political observers fully expect the power hungry former First Lady to hit the campaign trail within only a few months of being re-elected as a US Senator in 2006, US News & World report claims to have a confirmation of sorts. From USNews.Com's Washington Whispers: Hillary's in… You don't have to take it from us about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 's desire to run for president. Her brothers, Hugh and Tony Rodham, say it's true. Friends... National Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322771/posts#comment Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319671/posts NEW YORK, January 12, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Abortion crusader and New York Senator Hillary Clinton condemned US President George W. Bush Tuesday, claiming his withdrawal of funding from organizations that commit or promote abortions is harming women. Speaking at an International Women's Health Coalition-sponsored dinner, Clinton claimed that "reproductive health care and family planning service is a basic right," and said this was based on decisions reached at the 1994 U.N. Population Conference in Cairo, as well as the 1995 U.N. women's conference in Beijing, where Clinton gave a keynote address. She argued that the Bush administration has failed to... Lifesite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319671/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:02:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320033/posts The Rev. Jesse Jackson praised New York Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday as "Sister Hillary," after Clinton cited his efforts to overturn the presidential election by challenging the Electoral College vote in Ohio. Speaking at his annual Wall Street Project fundraiser, Jackson said "Sister Hillary" had been an important ally in his fight for those "traumatized by what happened to us as a people and a nation in Ohio." He called Clinton "a light in dark places," who has "stood on the right side of history," according to quotes picked up by the New York Sun. The praise for Clinton came... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320033/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319277/posts Amid speculation that she might forgo a run for re-election to the Senate in 2006 in favor of a presidential run in 2008, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has sent an early fundraising appeal that, while directed toward reelection, reads like a trial run for a White House bid. "As the Republicans' number one target in 2006, I have to begin now building resources for the tough fight I face in my re-election campaign," Clinton writes in a letter to supporters. She says her task is made more difficult by "the Republican attack machine out to distract me... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319277/posts#comment Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:25:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310634/posts George W. Bush Is Most Admired Man in 2004 Hillary Clinton tops list of most admired women; Oprah Winfrey a close second by Joseph Carroll GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush tops Gallup's annual survey of the "most admired man" for the fourth year in a row. Hillary Clinton leads the most admired woman list, with Oprah Winfrey close behind. Republicans and Democrats differ significantly in their views of this year's most admirable men and women. Republicans overwhelmingly say the president is the most admired man, and also name first lady Laura Bush and national security... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310634/posts#comment Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:39:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316590/posts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray announced today the unsealing of a four-count indictment charging David Rosen, the former National Finance Director for a candidate for United States Senate in the 2000 campaign, with causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Central District of California and unsealed today. The indictment alleges that Rosen, an experienced professional political fundraiser, was responsible for all fundrasing, planning and costs for an... PostItNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316590/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 07:44:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316578/posts [snip]The affidavit said the true cost of the event "was deliberately understated in order to increase the amount of funds available to New York Senate 2000 for federal campaign activities." Mrs. Clinton was first lady at the time of the gala.     The indictment comes at a time when Mrs. Clinton is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, and faces potential challenges in 2006 for her Senate seat from former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani or New York Gov. George E. Pataki. [snip]Two of the event's organizers were Hollywood producer Peter F. Paul and charity fund-raiser Aaron... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316578/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:48:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316686/posts WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment of David Rosen, unsealed in Los Angeles, focuses on his fund-raising for an Aug. 12, 2000, gala for Clinton in Los Angeles. The New York Democrat was still first lady at the time. While the event allegedly cost more than $1.2 million, the indictment said, Rosen reported contributions of about $400,000, knowing the figure to be false. The indictment charged that Rosen provided some documents... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316686/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:33:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316731/posts NewsMax.com http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/6/24/221543 Monday, June 24, 2002 11:15 p.m. EDT FBI Raids Hillary's Warehouse in Whitewater Déjà Vu Ten years ago, L. Jean Lewis, an investigator with the government's Resolution Trust Corporation, was able to piece together a complicated Arkansas bank fraud conspiracy from a treasure trove of documents she unearthed in an out-of-the-way Kansas City warehouse. The result was the Whitewater scandal, which, after six years' worth of twists and turns, ended in the first impeachment of an elected president in U.S. history. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton surely hopes that history isn't repeating itself with the raid conducted by... Newsmax via familyrightsassociation.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316731/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316799/posts WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (AP) - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of filing fictitious reports that misstated contributions for a Hollywood fund-raising gala for the senator, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment, rare for a political campaign, was unsealed in Los Angeles and charged David Rosen with four counts of filing false reports with the Federal Election Commission. The charges focus on a dinner and concert on Aug. 12, 2000, supported by more than $1.1 million in so-called in-kind contributions - goods and services provided free or below cost. The F.B.I. previously said... AP via The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316799/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:55:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316806/posts Though Hillary Clinton's former finance chairman David Rosen was actually indicted in 2003, the Bush administration kept it secret till the indictment was unsealed late Friday, a move that spared the former first couple and the Democratic Party significant embarrassment during the height of the 2004 presidential campaign. "The indictment was handed down more than a year ago," the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Citing "sources familiar with the probe," the Times said the Bush Justice Department decided that any criminal charges would not be made public until after last fall's presidential election for fear they would be seen as... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316806/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:13:31 GMT