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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/25/2008
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The Presidential pardon power is just hanging out there begging to be abused and so of course you get stuff like this :
President Bush pardoned a Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers — and whose father donated $28,500 to the Republican ...
foxnews.com - 12/24/2008
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foxnews.com —
President Bush on Wednesday retracted one of the
19 presidential pardons he granted just before the Christmas
holiday. The White House announced that Isaac Toussie, a Brooklyn developer convicted of fraud and making false statements to the U.S. ...
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Bush Rescinds Pardon for Brooklyn Developer - ...
democrats.com - 12/30/2008
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Enough gossip about who is getting pardoned, who's
expected to be pardoned, the bottom line, or the
reality is, George W Bush will have the final say. Nancy Pelosi has given him that option and if he stays true to his past behavioral pattern, he'll ...
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Pardon Update 12/23/08
washingtonpost.com - 12/24/2008
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Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or
other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from
the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
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Bush Revokes Pardon Of GOP Donors' Relative
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What Role Did Bradford Berenson Have In Bush’s Pardongate?
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... Putting aside the fact that Bush decided it was fine to grant a pardon for a predatory mortgage lender in the midst of a recession, there were a number of other improprieties in the pardon of Toussie: ...
Flashback: Perino Pledged That Pardons Would Be Granted Through The Pardon Attorney
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... Perino misled reporters and the public by suggesting that pardons would be granted to “anyone who is eligible” by applying through the pardon attorney. Of course, if you’re a real estate scam artist who gave ...
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