How Court Cited Clinton-Era Abuses Suppressed by Networks; Washington Post Scolded Ashcroft, Ignored Clinton; NBC's Brown Perturbed Bush Gave Interview to Runner's World 1) Clinton-era abuses led a federal court to reject John Ashcroft's request for broader power in pursuing terrorism suspects, but the networks portrayed it as a scolding of the Bush administration. ABC's Peter Jennings: “A federal court tells the Bush administration it is abusing its power in the campaign against terrorism.” CBS anchor John Roberts highlighted the “big setback for the Justice Department.” At the very second NBC's Fred Francis was about to say “Clinton,” the screen...