Bush Pardons

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Scamming Developer Could Get Bush Pardon Back

WSJ | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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President Bush giveth, and then he taketh away. And now the question is: Can Isaac Toussie get it back? The answer: At the very least, Toussie, the B...

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Making His List: Presidential Pardons and Torture

Allen Keller | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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At their essence, human rights, including a ban on torture, are about respecting human dignity. They are guiding principles for how and what governments ought and ought not do.

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Rove Fingerprints On Bush's Pardon Reversal?

1115 | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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I'm afraid the Toussie pardon reversal doesn't make any damn sense at all. Not as a straight story. The Bush White House openly admitting to an error,...

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Bush Pardons 19 More After Questioning

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Think Progress reported Tuesday that a White House spokesman was disputing the notion that President George Bush would not issue a "batch of pardons" ...

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Wall Street Journal To Bush: Save Scooter Libby

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.23.2008 | Media

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The WSJ editors are beseeching Bush to offer Libby a full pardon on the grounds that it would "[undo] a measure of the injustice inflicted" upon him. But didn't Scooter basically get off scot-free?

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Former Gov. George Ryan's Wife Pleads With Bush For Clemency

Chicago Tribune | Gary Marx and James Janega | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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As part of the battle to secure clemency for her husband, the wife of former Gov. George Ryan penned a short note to President George W. Bush that U.S...

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John Walker Lindh, "American Taliban," Seeks Bush Pardon

AP | Posted 12.17.2008 | Home

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SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh are asking President George W. Bush to set their son free before ...

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Governor Paterson's Holiday Rescue Mission

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

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For many of those who have fallen through the cracks of Rockefeller Drug Law reform, their only hope to regain their freedom is through the act of executive clemency.

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Cheney Taunts Bush, Pardon Me or Else

David Latt | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

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With his ABC interview, Dick Cheney put a smoking gun on the table. He admitted that he, along with other top administration officials, personally approved the CIA's waterboarding of prisoners.

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Blagojevich Hurts Ryan's Clemency Hopes: Former Gov. Thompson

AP | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson says current Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest hurts the chances of a presidential pardon for another former governor, G...

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Beg Your Pardon

Rachel Ben-Avi | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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I wonder if the whole custom of the presidential pardon should be sacked, or perhaps we ought to rethink our tradition of this heretofore unquestioned plenary amnesty and appoint a supreme Judicial Ethicist-in-Chief.

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More Congressmen Rip Ryan Clemency Push

SouthtownStar | Nathaniel Zimmer | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Congresswoman-elect Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete) and U.S. Reps. Judy Biggert (R-13th) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd) said they oppose commuting former Go...

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President Bush, Pardon O.J. Simpson Now!

Lee Stranahan | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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President Bush, I realize that I may not have much pull with you right now but it seems that without Karl Rove around, you're kind of lost and sad. I ...

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Dem Rep. Plans Constitutional Amendment To Block Bush Pardons

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) plans to introduce a Constitutional amendment in the coming months to impose limits on the president's near absolute pardon...

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Durbin Defends Ryan Commutation Effort

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

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Senator Dick Durbin on Thursday defended his decision to send a letter to President Bush urging the commutation of jailed former Governor George Ryan...

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Ex-WorldCom Chief Ebbers Seeks Clemency From Bush

Reuters | Martha Graybow and Randall Mikkelsen | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

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Imprisoned former WorldCom Inc chief Bernard Ebbers has joined the list of high-profile corporate defendants petitioning for clemency in the final day...

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White House Won't Comment On Ryan Clemency Request

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 12.03.2008 | Chicago

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The White House today acknowledged receiving Sen. Dick Durbin's request for executive clemency for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, but the administ...

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Obama Avoiding George Ryan Clemency Controversy

Posted 12.03.2008 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama is steering clear of the heated debate over whether former Governor George Ryan should receive a pardon or some other fo...

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Alderman Seeks Bush Pardon For Colleague

AP | Posted 12.03.2008 | Chicago

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A Chicago politician is seeking a pardon for a colleague. Alderman Ed Smith says President Bush should pardon former Alderman Larry Bloom, the Chicag...

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George Ryan's Clemency Bid: Pros And Cons For Bush

Daily Herald | John Patterson | Posted 12.02.2008 | Chicago

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The topsy-turvy tale of George Ryan's efforts to get out of federal prison becomes a bit more twisted by the day. On Tuesday, Republican Congressman ...

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GOP Rep. Kirk Opposes Ryan Clemency Push

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 12.02.2008 | Chicago

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Rejecting an idea endorsed by two top Democrats, Republican North Shore Rep. Mark Kirk sent a letter to the White House today asking President George...

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GOP Leader Opposes Ryan Commutation, Criticizes Durbin

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna on Monday criticized the push to have President Bush commute the sentence of the state's former Repub...

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Durbin To Ask Bush To Commute Ryan Sentence

AP | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6 1/2-year racketeering sente...

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Kristol Calls On Bush To Pardon Torturers And Wiretappers

Think Progress | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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In his new Weekly Standard column, right-wing pundit Bill Kristol lays out a to-do list for President Bush before he leaves office. He urges Bush to d...

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Bush Will Be Remembered for His Rule of Law, Sense of Justice, and Clemency (for Turkeys)

Katie Halper | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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During his six-year governorship and eight-year presidency, Bush has pardoned one death row inmate, denied clemency over 50 times, and signed death warrants for 155 people.

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