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As Governor, Huckabee Found Some Prisoners More Pardonable Than Others
mahablog.com - 11/30/2009
As Governor, Huckabee Found Some Prisoners More Pardonable Than Others
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I’ve just learned the man being sought in connection with gunning down four Lakewood, Washington, police officers is an ex-convict who was freed by then Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee . Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing this ...
arktimes.com - 11/30/2009
Arkansas Times
— arktimes.com — Editor's note, Sept. 1, 2005: Wayne Dumond, convicted of rape in Arkansas and murder in Missouri, died... of apparent natural causes in prison Tuesday. The occasion prompts us to republish Murray Waas' prize-winning article for the Arkansas Times in 2002 ... (more) Arkansas Times
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Another Huckabee Pardon
talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/30/2009
Another Huckabee Pardon
— talkingpointsmemo.com — As a general matter, I think there are far too few uses of executive clemency, commutation and... pardon in our current criminal justice system. But here's a case of one gone awry that may end up having real political ramifications. You may have heard ... (more) Another Huckabee Pardon
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Brilliant at Breakfast:  Huck's world: Only Christian converts need apply

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Huck's world: Only Christian converts need apply
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... such pious testimonials. "I come from a very good Christian family and I was raised much better than my actions speak," he explained in his clemency application in 2000. "I'm still ashamed to this day for the shame my stupid involvement in these crimes brought upon my family's name ... I have never done anything good for God, but I've prayed for him to grant me in his compassion the grace to make a start. Now, I'm humbly appealing to you for a brand new start." Barbara: I wrote about Dumond and another Arkansas convict, Frankie Parker, ...

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