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swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/25/2008
UPDATE: Presidential Pardon Season
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President Bush issued 14 pardons and commuted two sentences yesterday. The NYT's Eric Lightblau tells us: There has also been growing speculation in Washington that Mr. Bush might issue blanket pardons to government officials and intelligence officers who took part in counterterrorism ...

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Pardon Is Back in Focus for the Justice Nominee
nytimes.com - 12/2/2008
Pardon Is Back in Focus for the Justice Nominee
— nytimes.com — Eric H. Holder Jr., Barack Obama’s choice to be attorney general, was more deeply involved in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich than his supporters acknowledge. > (more) Pardon Is Back in Focus for the Justice Nominee

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usdoj.gov - 11/28/2008
Office of the Pardon Attorney
— 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 ... (more) Office of the Pardon Attorney

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Editorial: Mr. Bush and the Pardon Power
nytimes.com - 11/29/2008
Editorial: Mr. Bush and the Pardon Power
— nytimes.com — The presidential power to pardon was never intended to be a get-out-of-jail-free card for people close to the president who stretched, bent or broke the law. > (more) Editorial: Mr. Bush and the Pardon Power

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