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wonkette.com - 11/25/2008
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Well, this is rich: Of the 14 convicted criminals pardoned by still-president George W. Bush today, one of them got in trouble for poisoning American Bald Eagles : “Leslie Owen Collier of Charleston, Mo., who pleaded guilty in 1995 to unlawfully killing three bald eagles in southeast ...
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
mediamatters.org - 11/21/2008
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In anticipation of the new administration, Beltway media
insiders are busy laying the groundwork for how reporters
and pundits will treat the new team on Pennsylvania Avenue. "Once a president takes office ... an adversarial relationship ...
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Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double ...
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 ...
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Bush pardons 14 and commutes 2 prison sentences
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More Bird News: Bush Pardons Bald Eagle Killer
Politics Daily —
... , but what about the news (via Wonkette) that our lamest of all lame duck presidents, George W. Bush, has issued a pardon to Leslie Owen Collier, who, back in 1995, was convicted of killing three bald eagles with pesticide, thereby violating the Bald Eagle Protection Act. ...
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