news.yahoo.com - 11/25/2008
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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 months before he will end his presidency. The crimes committed by those on the list include drug offenses, income tax evasion, bank embezzlement and violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
msnbc.msn.com - 11/24/2008
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The Associated Press has learned that President George
W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and...
commuted the prison sentences of two others.
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Bush pardons 14 individuals
blogs.usatoday.com - 11/24/2008
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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 ...
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Bush Pardons Leonard Peltier
Hit & Run —
Sorry, just yanking your chain: Peltier is still behind bars. The president did just issue 14 pardons and two commutations. It doesn't look like a bad list -- it's mostly victimless crimes, such as "unlawful use of a telephone in a narcotics felony," which I assume did not involve using the phone to bean an old lady on the head. ...
Bush Pardons a Bunch of Drug Dealers
Tammy Bruce —
And other scum, but leaves border patrol agents Ramos and Compean to rot in prison. Nice.
Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences
President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds ranging from drug offenses to tax evasion, from wildlife violations to bank embezzlement, The Associated Press learned Monday.
The new round of White House pardons are Bush's first since March and come less than two months before he will end his presidency. The crimes ...
When it comes to pardons and impeachment, this one’s a turkey
Flopping Aces —
... of pardons that Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton did in their two terms.
The most outrageous Bush pardon of all:
President George W. Bush gathers with children and National Turkey Federation officials as he pardons “Pumpkin”, the 2008 Thanksgiving turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 26, 2008.
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AP writer, Deb Riechmann:
One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is whether ...
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Ken Silverstein looks at who they are going to: President George W. Bush has not thus far granted many pardons, but he has been generous in coming to the aid of one particular constituency group: S&L executives and others who swindled thrifts in the mid-1980’s...Bush is handing out pardons ...
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WASHINGTON -- The Associated Press has learned that President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others.
The new round of White House pardons are Bush's first since March. The development Monday comes as ...