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www.cato.org — This article appeared in Legal Times the week of November 14, 2005. It's unfortunate that it takes the indictment of a high-ranking White House official to remind Washington that the president has the "Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States." In an era in ...

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The One Presidential Power Bush Doesn't Care For
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run — ... was an unfairly long sentence for former Cheney chief of staff Scooter Libby.  There's also some talk now that Bush may pardon all federal counter-terrorism interrogators to clear them of possible torture charges in an Obama administration (Obama has signalled that he won't pursue such charges).  There's also talk (though it seems more far-fetched) that Bush will issue a blanket preemptive pardon for himself and his top advisers before leaving office. Here are just a few people more deserving.   ...

The One Presidential Power Bush Doesn’t Care For
The Agitator — ... unfairly long sentence for former Cheney chief of staff Scooter Libby.  There’s also some talk now that Bush may pardon all federal counter-terrorism interrogators to clear them of possible torture charges in an Obama administration (Obama has signalled that he won’t pursue such charges).  There’s also talk (though it seems more far-fetched) that Bush will issue a blanket preemptive pardon for himself and his top advisers before leaving office. Here are just a few people more deserving. ...

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They beg his pardon
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Certain things are begging me to make fun of them
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