Category Archives: Pardon

No pardon for Billy the Kid

By doris | Published: January 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico will not pardon legendary Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid in the death of a law enforcement officer more than a century ago, he said Friday. Richardson made the announcement on ABC’s “Good Morning America” the same day he leaves office. The issue [...]

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Pardon for black boxer jailed for interracial dating waits on Obama

By doris | Published: October 20, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The House of Representatives on July 29 unanimously passed a resolution urging Obama to grant a pardon; the Senate passed a similar measure by a voice vote on June 24. The push for a rare posthumous pardon has been spearheaded for years by Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and Rep. Peter King, [...]

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Clinton, 2 journalists leave North Korea for U.S.

By doris | Published: August 5, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com SEOUL, South Korea – Former President Bill Clinton brought two freed U.S. journalists out of North Korea Wednesday following rare talks with reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, who pardoned the women sentenced to hard labor for entering the country illegally. Euna Lee and Laura Ling were heading back to the U.S. [...]

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