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Bush Won't Pardon Libby

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. January 19, 2009.
The right-wing has been mounting a fierce campaign to secure a pardon for Libby. Looks like it didn't work.

A Look Inside Bush's 'Pardongate'

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 26, 2008.
Bush tries to reverse his pardon of a "Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers."

George W. Bush and the Presidential Pardons

Tom Degan, The Rant AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2008.
No, it's not a new punk band.

Record Numbers Seek Last-Minute Pardons From President Bush

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2008.
A record number of felons are seeking presidential pardons or commutations from George W. Bush.

Conservatives Want Bush to Issue "Pre-Emptive Pardons" to Officials Involved in Illegal Programs

Ben, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 22, 2008.
These are lawyers with little respect for the rule of law.

WTF? Newsweek Says We Should Pardon Officials Who Sanctioned Torture

Brad, Sadly, No! AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 16, 2008.
The pardons recommended in Stuart Taylor Jr.'s Newsweek article are absurd and, you know, illegal.