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So, who appointed U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman, the guy who wants would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. to run around loose? Bill Clinton, of course. We suspected as much even before doing our research. According to the federal courts' Web site, Friedman won his appointment in 1994. Oh, and he was "Associated Independent Counsel for the Iran-Contra investigation from 1987 to 1988." The Washington Times reported in July 1999 that Friedman and the other seven judges appointed by Clinton to the U.S. District Court in Washington "meet privately every month in closed-door sessions that other jurists believe are...

Judge orders activist freed But InfoCom official remains jailed pending appeal by prosecutors 12/21/2002 By STEVE McGONIGLE / The Dallas Morning News Two days after U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft described four employees of a Richardson Internet services company as "terrorist money men" for Hamas, a Dallas federal magistrate ruled Friday that the most prominent defendant is not a flight risk and may be released from custody without having to post bond. But Judge Irma Ramirez granted a request by prosecutors to delay the release of Ghassan Elashi until Monday to allow U.S. District Jerry Buchmeyer to hear an...