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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration....
nytimes.com - 1/19/2009
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President Bush commuted the sentences of two former
border patrol agents who had been sentenced to more...
than a decade in prison for shooting a suspected Mexican drug dealer in Texas in 2005. >
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Bush Commutes 2 Border Agents’ Sentences
foxnews.com - 1/19/2009
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foxnews.com —
On his last full day in office, President
Bush commuted the controversial sentences of two former Border...
Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug runner in 2005. The imprisonment of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean had sparked outcry ...
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nytimes.com - 1/19/2009
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON President Bush on Monday commuted the
sentences of two former Border Patrol agents imprisoned for...
shooting a Mexican drug smuggler, but he was preparing to leave office without granting clemency to any better-known figures or government ...
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Bush Commutes 2 Border Agents’ Sentences
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Bush Not to Offer Executive Clemency to Loyal Bushies?:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
I've been watching to see if President Bush will offer executive clemency to current or former executive branch employees, and if this AP story is accurate, it looks like he won't. In the story about commuting the sentences of two former border agents, the AP describes the commutations as Bush's "final acts of clemency." It continues, with my emphasis added: Bush technically has until noon on Tuesday when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office to exercise his executive pardon authority, but presidential advisers said no more were forthcoming . (h/t ...
Bush Commutes Border Agents' Sentences
TalkLeft —
As his last act of compassion, President Bush commuted the prison sentences of Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean who shot an unarmed drug smuggler and then tried to cover it up. They got ten years and the right wing rallied around them. After all, it was only a drug dealer. And everybody lies. As to the latter, it's true enough in the Bush Administration. The Court of Appeals had upheld their convictions for assault, discharge of a weapon in the commission of a crime of violence (the assault) and deprivation of civil rights. If the border agents' 10 year sentences were too long because of mandatory minimum sentencing laws, so ...
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stoptheaclu.com 1/20/2009 — Well, it is not the pardon we wanted, or, quite frankly, that they deserve, but, it is at least something
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cnn.com 1/19/2009 — WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On his final full day in office, President Bush issued commutations for two former border patrol agents convicted in 2006 of shooting an undocumented immigrant who was smuggling drugs at the time.
Bush commutes sentences for 2 Border guards
breitbart.com 1/19/2009 — President George W. Bush has commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol guards whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited debate about illegal immigration....
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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 1/19/2009 — A little late in the process and there should have been a full pardon, but I guess there's some small measure of justice here. The rockheads from AP say it's a pardon in the headline, but I guess expecting accuracy from them is a bit too much to ...
Bush Commutes Border Guards Sentences
military.rightpundits.com 1/19/2009 — The White House has issued a statement that President George W. Bush is commuting the sentences of the border guards who were found guilty of guarding the border. Read about it below.
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Bush pardons 14, commutes 2 sentences - On Deadline
blogs.usatoday.com 11/24/2008 — The Associated Press is reporting that President Bush has pardoned 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others. No word yet on their identities or crimes. They are first pardons since March and brings his total to 171 pardons and ...
Breaking: Bush commutes sentences of Compean and Ramos
wizbangblog.com 1/19/2009 — At last! President George W. Bush has commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol guards whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited debate about illegal immigration....
Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences
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news.yahoo.com 11/25/2008 — AP - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others, The Associated Press learned Monday. The new round of White House pardons are Bush's first since March and come less than two ...
The Associated Press: Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences
google.com 11/25/2008 — 21 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement. The new ...
Bush spends final day calling world leaders —
CNN Political Ticker 1/19/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President George W. Bush spent his last full day in office Monday on the phone, extending a farewell to several world leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and former Mexican ...
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