Maybe this pardon will have to occur on Jan. 20th after 12PM

[RB TexLa]

Treen and Breaux think Bush will come through, if not hopefully Obama will.

Bush pardons, commutations do not include Edwin Edwards
by The Associated Press
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 8:31 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush's latest list of pardons does not include several high-profile criminals, including former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who still hope the president will grant them clemency in his final weeks in office.

On Monday, Bush granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others whose misdeeds included dealing drugs, evading taxes, killing bald eagles or mishandling hazardous waste.

The most recent batch, however, did not include any well-known convicts like junk bond dealer Michael Milken, who is seeking a pardon on securities fraud charges, or two politicians convicted of public corruption -- former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., and four-term Democratic Louisiana Gov. Edwards -- who want Bush to shorten their prison terms.

Former Republican Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen said he remains hopeful that Bush will act on his request for a commutation of Edwards, 81, who was convicted of corrupting the state's riverboat casino licensing process and isn't slated for release until 2011.

"I'm still hopeful that we'll get his commutation before Bush leaves offices," Treen said.

Treen said he recently talked to the White House counsel's offices and was told that the Edwards matter remains under review. "That's what they always say," he said.






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