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Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence

Posted by kdawson on from the next-stop-paris dept.

An anonymous reader notes that President Bush has decided to commute Scooter Libby's sentence after numerous appeals failed. Libby was convicted in March of obstruction of justice in connection with the Valerie Plame affair. The President's action spares Libby from 30 months behind bars."

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  1. Re:Huh? by obeythefist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, didn't you learn in history class that the proper way to do it is to wait until the last couple days of your term then pardon like EVERYONE lol. I think just about every president pardoned multiple ppl in the last couple weeks in office

    I'm Australian. Queen Elizabeth doesn't have a "term".

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  2. Strike back at Duke, maybe? by sethstorm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now that would be something Nifong could use to stop Duke's character assassination cold. There's something about a pardon that humbles the recipient and tells some affluent people to back off.

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  3. kdawson, political hack by corbettw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know how this kdawson person is, but every single one of their stories of late has been about how evil Republicans are, and how pure and innocent Democrats are. I for one am voting with my preferences page, and turning off all stories posted by this DNC shill.

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  4. Re:News for Nerds? by ForumTroll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I fail to see how reddit is "stupider" than Digg. Perhaps that's because I generally stick to the programming, science and infosec subreddits, but I find it hard to believe that any site has Digg beat when it comes to blatant stupidity. Even when you stay strictly in the programming section, the comments are atrocious and the stories are on the same level I'd expect from someone who just started learning to program earlier in the day.

    programming.reddit.com is definitely one of the sites I've been visiting most lately. Sure, it's not perfect, but I still find a lot of very interesting articles there.

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  5. Hooray for me by MadMidnightBomber · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can you imagine, for a second
    Doing anything just 'cos you wanted to?
    Well, that's just what I do
    So hooray for me, and fuck you.

    -- "Hooray for Me", Bad Religion.

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