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news.yahoo.com - 12/25/2008
Bush withdraws 1 of 19 pardons he issued Tuesday (AP)
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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.
President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer
nydailynews.com - 12/24/2008
President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer
— nydailynews.com — BY JOHN MARZULLI in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in Washington DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Tuesday,... December 23rd 2008, 9:53 PM President Bush pardoned a Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers - and ... (more) President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer

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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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Think Progress — ... – First of all, it had been granted by Bush despite the fact that the Pardon Attorney, Ronald L. Rogers, had not given a formal recommendation for it. ...

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