usdoj.gov - 11/24/2008
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PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY ACTIONS BY ADMINISTRATION: 1945 to Present Table of Contents (P=Pardon; C=Commutation; R=Remission of Fine) Year Petitions Pending Petitions Received Petitions Granted Petitions Denied or Closed Without Presidential Action P C R Year Petitions Pending Petitions Received ...
usdoj.gov - 11/28/2008
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usdoj.gov —
Ronald L. Rodgers, Pardon Attorney The Office of
the Pardon Attorney, in consultation with the Attorney General...
or his designee, assists the President in the exercise of executive clemency as authorized under Article II, Section 2, of the ...
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President Bush Issues 14 Pardons, 2 Commutations
TalkLeft —
President Bush pardoned 14 individuals and commuted 2 sentences sentences today. All of his pardons through March, 2008 are listed here. For prior Presidents, go here. ...
Pardon Me, AP; Story on Bush Glosses Over Clinton Pardon Legacy
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Jordan said nothing about the timing of most of Bill Clinton's pardons. The Justice Department's "Clemency Actions by Administration" web page (not updated for Bush's latest pardons as of early this morning), shows that Clinton that well over half of the Clinton's pardons (218 of 396) were granted during his final months in office. By contrast, Reagan's and Bush 43's pardons were spread relatively evenly through their terms in office. ...
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