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democrats.com - 12/30/2008
Pardon Update 12/23/08
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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 have a massive pardon agenda very soon. What ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/25/2008
Pardon Him
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Pardon Him

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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 12/24/2008
Bush Rescinds Pardon to NY Developer
— jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com — Oh snap. Imagine two days before Christmas you get a pardon from the President of the United... States. Then he takes it back the next day. Ouch. President George W. Bush took the very rare step Wednesday of revoking a pardon he had granted only a day ... (more) Bush Rescinds Pardon to NY Developer

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A Father, a Son, and a Short-Lived Presidential Pardon
nytimes.com - 12/26/2008
A Father, a Son, and a Short-Lived Presidential Pardon
— nytimes.com — A complex relationship exists between Robert Toussie and his son Isaac, who was pardoned and unpardoned by... President Bush this week. > (more) A Father, a Son, and a Short-Lived Presidential Pardon

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