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Tuesday, President George W. Bush granted pardons to 19 people and commuted the sentence of one person, according to the Justice Department -- but the names of two jailed Border Patrol agents were conspicuously absent. Thus ended any hopes of a Christmas commutation of sentence for Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean in the shooting case of Mexican drug smuggler Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila. The president left the White House today for the Christmas holiday at the presidential retreat at Camp David. According to a Bloomberg report, however, President Bush could issue more presidential acts of clemency. The White House “didn’t rule out...

Today the President and the First Lady President Bush spoke at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Click here for transcript. Today the President spoke on the "Protect America Act" in Rose Garden. Click here for transcript. The White House have also produced a Fact Sheet Congress Must Act Now To Ensure That We Have The Tools To Keep America Safe Pray for President Bush - Day - 2709 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at a memorial service for US Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) at the US Capitol. She also met with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis at...