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Of all the acts of executive clemency that President Clinton granted as he was leaving the White House, few strike as close to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as her husband's decision to reduce the prison terms of four New York Hasidic Jews convicted of bilking tens of millions of dollars from the government. Sen. Clinton, New York's Democratic junior senator, has said that in general she was a bystander while President Clinton made his decisions on clemency.

Of all the acts of executive clemency that President Clinton granted as he was leaving the White House, few strike as close to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as her husband's decision to reduce the prison terms of four New York Hasidic Jews convicted of bilking tens of millions of dollars from the government. Sen. Clinton, New York's Democratic junior senator, has said that in general she was a bystander while President Clinton made his decisions on clemency.

Gov. Pete Wilson came to City Hall on Wednesday in search of support for his presidential campaign only to hear Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani condemn one of his central campaign themes as "inhumane." The New York mayor, a moderate Republican who has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential race, appeared with Wilson to give a friendly boost of media exposure to his fledgling campaign.

Gov. Pete Wilson came to City Hall on Wednesday in search of support for his presidential campaign only to hear Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani condemn one of his central campaign themes as "inhumane." The New York mayor, a moderate Republican who has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential race, appeared with Wilson to give a friendly boost of media exposure to his fledgling campaign.