She promises not to avenge the coup or to rush into pardoning and bringing home her brother.

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Most recently his late-night conversation with former President Clinton about pardoning Michael Milken appeared in the newspapers.

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In most cases the death penalty is for premeditated murder and the family of the victim has the option of pardoning the guilty party.

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Or does it mean that the NCAA considering such other now obvious declarations such as proclaiming the earth round, recognizing Copernican theory or pardoning Galileo.

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Pardoning former President Richard Nixon cost Ford the election in 1976.

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