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msnbc.msn.com - 12/25/2008
Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term
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Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush on Tuesday commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons, including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s.
news.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008
Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons,... including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s. (more) Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term (AP)

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White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.
thinkprogress.org - 12/23/2008
White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.
— thinkprogress.org — In today’s White House press briefing, a reporter noted to spokesman Tony Fratto that the “administration has... indicated that the president is unlikely, at the last minute, to issue a batch of pardons.” Fratto, however, quickly took ... (more) White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.

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news.yahoo.com - 12/25/2008
Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - President George W. Bush on Wednesday revoked a pardon he had granted only a day... before — a step unheard of in recent memory — after learning in news reports of political contributions to Republicans by the man's father and other information. (more) Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday (AP)

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Daily Kos — Only one day after President Bush granted 19 pardons and one commutation, White House officials were re-examining the case of Isaac R. Toussie. Toussie was convicted of housing fraud and sued by 200 families for the very predatory lending practices which helped spark the housing crisis. From Dana Perino: "Based on information that has subsequently come to light, the president has directed the [Justice Department's] pardon attorney not to execute and deliver a grant of clemency to Mr. Toussie," White House Press ...

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