President Obama should use his constitutional power to Pardon former Senator John Edwards. There, I said it! I can think of no case more deserving of...
AP | By ANDREW DeMILLO and JEANNIE NUSS | Posted 10.24.2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The man with the power to grant pardons in Arkansas said Tuesday he doesn't plan to issue them in the "West Memphis Three" case u...
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011
In 1738, the French philosopher Voltaire wrote, "Love truth, but pardon error." Last week, New York Governor Paterson adhered to that maxim when he p...
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011
This past spring, Gov. Paterson pardoned a young immigrant with a minor criminal record dating back to his teenage years. Shortly thereafter, the gov...
Christopher Ketcham | Posted 05.25.2011
My friend John Kennedy O'Hara, of Brooklyn, NY, has been called a "political street-fighter," a "mad dog," a "dissident." Among the incumbents who he...
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011
Immigrants in detention or facing deportation orders can breathe a collective sigh of relief now that Gov. Paterson is set to establish a pardons panel to review cases on an individual basis.
Tamara N. Holder | Posted 05.25.2011
147 Illinoisans (and their families) have one more thing to celebrate this holiday weekend: Governor Pat Quinn's granting of their Petitions for Cleme...
Reuters | Peter Graff | Posted 05.25.2011
Afghanistan confirmed for the first time publicly on Tuesday that it had enacted into law a blanket pardon for war crimes and human rights abuse carri...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
It's time once again for Obama Poll Watch -- our monthly look back at Obama's approval ratings for the previous month.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.
Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011
One tantalizing question Chairman Conyers should ask Rove when he comes to testify: "Did George Bush issue you a pardon?" It is very possible that Bush issued a host of pardons secretly.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.
Justin Callaway | Posted 05.25.2011
A proposal: members of Congress must find a family in the "final throes" of foreclosure within their electoral base and switch places with them for the remainder of their luxuriously long winter vacations.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.
Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011
The truth is, as Governor of Alaska and thanks to an unconscionable lame duck pardon by Frank Murkowski, she can only pardon turkeys.
Gary Stager | Posted 03.19.2012