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news.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008
Bush pardons man who helped Israel during wartime - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON In a gesture of forgiveness for an American considered a hero in Israel, President George W. Bush on Tuesday granted a pardon posthumously to a man who broke the law to supply aircraft to Jews fighting in Israel 's 1948 war of independence. Charles Winters was listed in a batch of 19 ...
Bush Refuses To Interrupt His Final Vacation As Middle East Crisis Escalates
thinkprogress.org - 12/29/2008
Bush Refuses To Interrupt His Final Vacation As Middle East Crisis Escalates
— thinkprogress.org — In an effort to “ prevent Palestinians from attacking towns in southern Israel with missiles,” Israel today undertook its third day of offensive military airstrikes in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, raising the death toll to more than ... (more) Bush Refuses To Interrupt His Final Vacation As Middle ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular
— huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team ... (more) Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular

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Politics Daily:  Bush Pardons 19, But Leaves Ramos & Compean in Jail for Christmas

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Bush Pardons 19, But Leaves Ramos & Compean in Jail for Christmas
Politics Daily — President Bush announced 19 pardons and one sentence commutation today, and the list of those pardoned was more remarkable for the people who were not on it than those who were. ...

Matt Lewis: Bush Pardons 19, Leaves Ramos & Compean in Jail
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — President Bush announced 19 pardons and one sentence commutation today, and the list of those pardoned was more remarkable for the people who were not on it than those who were. Scooter Libby was not included, nor did the President take ...

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Charlie Winters’ War … The Man Pres. Bush Pardoned Today — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
Life In Israel : Bush pardons an important historical figure While Jonathan Pollard has yet to receive the commutation of sentence from President George Bush that many of us are hoping for, an interesting pardon was given today. President Bush pardoned Charles Winters, a man who ...
Bush issues posthumous pardon to hero of Israel's War of Independence — Israel Matzav
As one of his last acts in office, President Bush on Tuesday issued a posthumous pardon to Charles Winters, a (non-Jewish) Florida man who was convicted in 1949 of violating the Neutrality Act. Winters had been fined $5,000 and spent 18 months in jail. His 'crime' was transferring a converted ...
Will Jonathon Pollard Have to Die First, Too?: Bush Pardons Charles Winters — Debbie Schlussel
By Debbie Schlussel A new batch of Bush pardons was just announced. Among them, Charles Winters , who died in the 1980s. I'm glad Bush pardoned him, for committing the "crime" of helping Israel in the War of Independence. But it's sad that Charles Winters had to wait so long. The ...