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CatWoman

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Fri Mar-04-05 03:56 PM
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Bush pardons bootlegger and other

friend of his??

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) pardoned eight people, including a man convicted of bootlegging 45 years ago, the Justice Department (news - web sites) announced Friday.

The first round of clemency orders in Bush's second term brings his total since taking office to 39 pardons and sentence commutations.

Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush, issued 77 pardons during his single term from 1989 to 1993, according to statistics collected by the University of Pittsburgh law school.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20050304/ap_on_go_pr_wh/presidential_pardons

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joeybee12

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Fri Mar-04-05 03:59 PM
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1. 45 years ago would make Dumbo 10--probably knew the guy and gave

the bootlegger his start in the business!

I think it wasn't until he was 11 that Dumbo starting snorting coke--he was just a drunk until then.

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FloridaPat

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Fri Mar-04-05 04:14 PM
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2. What the hell kind of pardons are these? These people were convicted

on stupid crimes decades ago and have already paid their debt to society. The bootlegger got probation - one of 4 who just got probation. One guy got a bad conduct discharge from the army. The rest got jail terms for a max of 2 years. Is this a joke. OK, yes it's Bush, why am I asking.

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doxieone

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Fri Mar-04-05 04:45 PM
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3. Bush Pardons Bootlegger and 7 Others

Edited on Fri Mar-04-05 04:44 PM by doxieone

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBLH8OTW5E.html

Bush Pardons Bootlegger and 7 Others

By Mark Sherman Associated Press Writer
Published: Mar 4, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush pardoned eight people, including a man convicted of bootlegging 45 years ago, the Justice Department announced Friday.
The first round of clemency orders in Bush's second term brings his total since taking office to 39 pardons and sentence commutations.

Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush, issued 77 pardons during his single term from 1989 to 1993, according to statistics collected by the University of Pittsburgh law school.

President Clinton, by contrast, granted clemency to 456 people during his eight years in office, including 176 on his last day at the White House. One of those was the contentious pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich, former husband of Democratic Party donor Denise Rich.

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doxieone

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Fri Mar-04-05 04:45 PM
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4. Typical "in your face" Rove maneuver.

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Megahurtz

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Fri Mar-04-05 04:51 PM
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5. Lol! Well bootlegging as a crime

is a little outdated by now.

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