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Obama Reduces Pay Increase for Federal Employees

Civilian federal employees won’t get as big a pay raise as expected next year, President Obama announced Monday. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama said he has decided — in light of the economic crisis — that…

Man Serving Three Life Terms for Drug Deal Pins Hopes on Clemency From Obama

This is a follow-up to a three-part series that took a look at the case of Clarence Aaron, a one-time college student whose involvement in a 1993 cocaine deal got him three life sentences in federal prison. Click here to…