The 10 Most Notorious Presidential Pardons (TIME)

[eppur_se_muova]

As many wonder if Bush will pardon Lewis Libby, TIME takes a look back at notorious presidential pardons in American history

Whiskey Rebels
Confederate Citizens
Jimmy Hoffa
Richard Nixon
Vietnam Draft Dodgers
Felt and Miller
George Steinbrenner
Caspar Weinberger
Patty Hearst
Marc Rich
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http://www.time.com/time/2007/presidential_pardons/index.html?cnn=yes

Uh, that was fast, wasn't it?

[Journeyman]

1. Eh, not really -- like with obituaries, publications always look ahead . . .

there were many who felt the WH would pardon Libby before the verdict so it doesn't surprise me there will be a slew of such articles in the next few weeks.

[Redbear]

2. I don't remember Patty Hearst's pardon being notrious.

Im pretty sure Clinton was rewarding her for her role as the white shoed juror in "Serial Mom."

[razors edge]

3. Hey, the wiskey rebels rocked man.

Time needs to rethink this.

[angstlessk]

4. I do not blame Clinton for pardoning his 1/2 brother, but Mark Rich

had anyone figured out what that is about? I think the pardoning of the Iran/Contra criminals is worse, but Mark Rich? Did he have something on Clinton?

[ben_meyers]

5. I think Denise did though.

Plus I understand he had a good lawyer.

[razors edge]

6. Uh, he was Rich and connected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Rich

Whilst Marc Rich certainly didn't invent commodity trading he was its major architect and engineer. Centred in London, the global oil trade can be said to improve the efficient use of fixed assets such as terminals, ships, refineries and production which oil majors and governments are not incentivised to put to best use. His obvious corporate legacy is Glencore, a company he founded, domiciled in Baar (close to Zug, Switzerland) but centred in London, where the arts of trading were discerned and practiced.

Think maybe Hil will get some payback?