to commute Manning's sentence, with House Speaker Paul Ryan calling it "outrageous" and saying Obama had set a "dangerous precedent" that anyone guilty of compromising U.S. national security will no longer have to pay for their crimes.

Manning originally was convicted in a mixed verdict. In 2013, an Army judge found him guilty of espionage but acquitted the analyst of aiding the enemy. Army prosecutors were unable to prove treason by linking Manning to support for Al Qaeda via the document leak to WikiLeaks.

One name not on the list of pardons and commutations the White House announced Tuesday is U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The former prisoner of war is accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, and has asked Obama for a pardon.

A pardonWills, Kate to move in 2013

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Los Angeles - Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will make Kensington Palace their home from 2013.

The royal couple - who currently live in the north of Wales where Prince William works as a helicopter rescue pilot - will be moving into apartment 1A in the London palace, formerly the home of Queen Elizabeth's sister Princess Margaret until her death in 2002.

An extensive refit is to be carried out on the house - which features a walled garden, a drawing room, staff quarters and a nursery - prior to them moving in, and Kate Middleton is said to be delighted with the move as it's close to central London.

A source told The Mail on Sunday: "William and Kate visited apartment 1A and