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pardoner a person who was licensed to sell papal pardons or indulgences; in the Middle Ages,
pardoners such as the character in Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales were often represented as figures of dubious moral probity.
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Pardons in Perspective.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 3/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...into the Clinton pardons. We learned that Bill Clinton's pardon of billionaire...that Clinton's pardons of Rich et al...his unreviewable pardon power in ways that...of Clinton's pardons qualify). The Clinton pardon fiasco does raise...
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GRANTING PARDONS NO PRIORITY FOR CELLUCCI IN BREAK WITH CUSTOM, ALL REQUESTS IN YEAR SET ASIDE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...issuing a single pardon. The situation is...his heart to grant pardons to those people out...promises. "We issue pardons sparingly," Cellucci...fears granting any pardon that could later...The granting of a pardon is something you...1998, issued no pardons that year. He won...
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CLINTON PARDONS, IMPROVING PARDON PROCESS:ALLAN J. LICHTMAN FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/28/2001; 700+ words
; ...connections between pardons, power, and money...Bill Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich...most controversial pardons of the late twentieth...Gerald Ford' s pardon of Richard Nixon...a presidential pardon. The Iran-Contra pardons which came after...
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Pardons for Heroes?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/2/1993; 700+ words
; ...actually happened {"Bush Pardons Weinberger in Iran...page, Dec. 25}. The pardon was reprehensible, unwarranted...Mr. Bush should also pardon James Baker in the event...probably also needs to pardon himself. ELLEN AARONArlington...of President Bush's pardons of Caspar Weinberger...
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CLINTON PARDONS, IMPROVING PARDON PROCESS:MARGARENT COLGATE LOVE FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/28/2001; 700+ words
; ...evolving function of pardon in the federal criminal Justice system. See Of Pardons, Politics, and Collar...during his tenure. As pardon became less and less...therefore, the final Clinton pardons were an accident waiting...the central question of pardon's place in the justice...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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PARDON DEFENSE IGNITES NEW FUROR.(NEWS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 2/19/2001; 700+ words
; ...community leaders urged the pardon because of Rich's contributions...the case for the pardons was reviewed and advocated...the paper, said the pardon ''applications were...the case for the pardons was reviewed and advocated...directly involved in the pardon review. Clinton's...
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CLINTON PARDONS:CHRISTOPHER H. SCHROEDER FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...the full power of pardon, the power to grant reprieves and pardons encompasses all forms...clemency, including pardon, amnesty, commutation...Some Presidential pardons that have played strategic...President Jefferson's pardon of persons who had...
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Pardon me? The constitutional case against presidential self-pardons.
Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...indicted.(8) I. The Pardon Power The President's power to pardon is stated simply in...grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against...in the text of the Pardon Clause. This Note...preclusion of self-pardons, is implicit in the...
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Pardons at Center of Renewed Argument, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 9/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the president to pardon. More people would receive pardons, and this would...never asked for a pardon, said Robert...head of the pardons department in...to consider a pardon petition and send...the presidential pardons commission in...
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CLINTON PARDONS:ROGER ADAMS FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...FEBRUARY 14, 2001 STATEMENT OF ROGER ADAMS PARDON ATTORNEY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY...about how my office, the Office of the Pardon Attorney, normally handles clemency petitions...regard to President Clinton's grants of pardon to individuals, including Marc Rich and...
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Pardon
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...unlimited power to issue pardons to individuals or groups...case involving the pardon power, Ex parte Garland...same as those for a pardon. The most widely publicized pardons have involved political...s September 1974 pardon of former president...
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Board of Pardons
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...authorized to grant pardons, and restore civil...convicted of crimes. A pardon, in the legal...function to boards of pardons. These boards review pardon applications and...However, these pardons are difficult to obtain because pardon boards usually...
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Pardon Power
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
...The most publicized pardons in recent decades...free, and absolute pardon … for all...applications for pardons until five to seven...sentences. Then the pardon attorney, an officer...applicants received pardons. See also Inherent...President's Power to Pardon: A ...
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Amnesty and Pardon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
...resembling the modem pardon appear in ancient Babylonian...Europe the power to grant pardon was held by various bodies...eighteenth century: pardons and the classical school...the rampant use of pardons (particularly with respect...abolished all powers of pardon in relation to offenses...
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Pardon for Vietnam Draft Evaders (21 January 1977, by Jimmy Carter)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PARDON FOR VIETNAM DRAFT EVADERS (21 January 1977...fulfilled his controversial campaign pledge to pardon those who had unlawfully avoided military...fleeing to another country. For Carter, the pardon was necessary to heal the wounds brought...
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