When Pardons Become Political Dynamite
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When Pardons Become Political Dynamite

Ridgeland : MS : USA | Jan 13, 2012 at 1:02 PM PST
Source: National Public Radio
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January 13, 2012 The power of the pardon can redress an overly harsh sentence or a wrongful conviction...Gov. Haley Barbour, in a statement released Wednesday It's not uncommon for an outgoing governor or president to issue pardons at the end of his final term in office. FULL ARTICLE AT National Public Radio
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Outgoing Mississippi governor Haley Barbour had pardoned some 200 inmates
Outgoing Mississippi governor Haley Barbour had pardoned some 200 inmates
 
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