Ramos, Compean Sentences Commuted
"President Bush on Monday freed two Border Patrol agents who shot an unarmed Mexican drug smuggler in the back, bowing to relentless pressure from conservatives, border state lawmakers and foes of illegal immigration.
The commutation allows Ignacio Ramos and Jorge Compean to leave prison early. But it is not a pardon, and the conviction will stay on their records. Both will be on probation for three years under terms of the presidential order."
TODD J. GILLMAN in the Dallas Morning News.