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Edwin Edwards

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Pardon Me? Number of people seeking presidential pardons is in the thousands

Global Politics

The number of people of seeking pardons and commutations for federal crimes continues to climb ? and the backlog of petitions is in the thousands. With President Bush’s term coming to a close, who will he pardon? Who would you pardon? Guest: Margaret Colgate Love, clemency lawyer, former Pardon Attorney of the United States.

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