Friday, December 3, 2010

Obama Grants First Pardons of His Presidency

Not a lot of info is available in terms of the why yet, but you can trust that there are a lot of people digging and searching for connections right now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_pardons

"President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes including possessing drugs, counterfeiting and even mutilating coins.

No one well-known was on the list, and some of the crimes dated back decades or had drawn little more than a slap on the wrist in the first place — such as the Pennsylvania man sentenced in 1963 to probation and a $20 fine for mutilating coins. The White House didn't explain the charge, but tampering with federal currency is a crime.

The White House declined to give details on the cases or comment on why these particular people were selected by a president who previously had only pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys.
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