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Pawlenty Pardon of Sex Offender Could Come Back To Haunt Him
It was a unanimous pardon of a man who ended up marrying the 14-year-old girl he was accused of having sex with.
Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty was only one member of a panel that granted the pardon--but it was one of only three he granted during his term.
Now, shocking new charges against Jeremy Geifer, the man pardoned--encompassing seven years of continual abuse against another young women now aged 17--could put the Governor, weighing a run for president in 2012, in a tight spot.
Pardons of criminals who have become repeat offenders are also dogging Mike Huckabee, who issued thousands of them as Governor of Arkansas.
Read the full story at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. H/t Cheat Sheet.
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