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presidential pardon stories: 24 news summaries

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Bush, Cheney Should Quit Over Scooter

Resignation, impeachment the only options, argues Olbermann

Jul 4, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC's Keith Olbermann came out swinging last night, demanding the resignation of both the president and VP—"two men who are now perilous to our democracy." Drawing on both John Wayne and James Madison, the anchor donned his commentator hat to contend that commuting Scooter Libby's sentence was... More »

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Dick Cheney • politics • democracy • presidential pardon • presidential politics • Bush impeachment • president • commutation • partisanship • government • resignation • Lewis Scooter Libby • vice president • George W. Bush

Scooter Won't Need to Beg for Pardon

Slate's political wiz doesn't see Libby landing behind bars

Jun 15, 07 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush will step in and save Scooter Libby for two reasons, argues Slate's John Dickerson. First, to repay Dick Cheney for not throwing Karl Rove under the bus. And second, pardoning Libby could help Bush regain Republican support by appeasing conservatives who opposed the CIA leak investigation from the... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • Karl Rove • Republican • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • John Dickerson • Lewis Scooter Libby • pardon • George W. Bush

Bring Justice to Libby: Fine Him

Bush can keep Scooter free without letting him off the hook, former attorney says

Jun 7, 07 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former federal prosecutor and Bush 41 lawyer William Otis suggests a third way on Scooter Libby—between pardon and prison. The rule of law demands some penalty for leaking Valerie Plame's identity, says Otis, but "a sense of proportionality" rules out sending Libby to the hoosegow. The court's... More »

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presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • conviction • sentencing • jail • George W. Bush

Pardon Me?

Will Bush let a former caporegime off the hook for old time's sake?

Jun 6, 07 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday's steep sentence for Scooter Libby is forcing Bush's hand on a possible pardon for the convicted perjurer. Judge Reggie Walton probably won't let Cheney's former chief of staff remain free pending appeals, WaPo reports, so the president is short on time if he wants to spare a close and... More »

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White House • presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • neocon • George W. Bush

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