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thinkprogress.org - 12/23/2008

White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.

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In today’s White House press briefing, a reporter noted to spokesman Tony Fratto that the “administration has indicated that the president is unlikely, at the last minute, to issue a batch of pardons.” Fratto, however, quickly took issue with that statement, saying, “I ...

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nydailynews.com - 12/24/2008

President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer

— nydailynews.com — BY JOHN MARZULLI in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in Washington DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Tuesday,... December 23rd 2008, 9:53 PM President Bush pardoned a Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers - and ... (more) President Bush pardons Brooklyn home scammer

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/26/2008

Tad More on Pardons

— talkingpointsmemo.com — As you know, President Bush took the close to unprecedented step of revoking one of his own... pardons yesterday. In fact, from what I can tell, it may actually be unprecedented, since the earlier cases appear to have been instances of revoking a ... (more) Tad More on Pardons

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news.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008

Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons,... including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s. (more) Bush pardons 19, commutes 1 prison term (AP)

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