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The White House sent Aaron's application back to the pardon office for reconsideration in early 2008 as part of a larger push to find clemency candidates.

On Monday, The Associated Press, in a review of Mr. Huckabee's record on acts of clemency, found that he had granted 1,033 pardons and commutations in his 10 years as governor.

Barack Obama has yet to commute many long federal sentences, but the Justice Department wants to find more candidates for presidential clemency.

Hence the effort through individual signatures, as groups such as New Virginia Majority, for which Hagen now works, are scrambling to find suitable candidates for gubernatorial clemency.

And keep reading her clemency application until you find the story of the woman whose life Kelly saved by convincing her not to commit suicide in prison.

Holder told The Huffington Post that it was important for DOJ to "find people who are not traditionally thought of as good candidates" for clemency and "change the focus" of the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

As the detention of the Ogoni nine became an international issue, with environmental and human rights activists, writers and politicians all appealing to Abacha for clemency, Wiwa found himself sucked ever deeper into his father's world of politics.

In the few days between the U.S. delegations and Prince Charles's arrival, the king also found time to reject clemency for the Abha Seven, despite documented evidence that confessions were extracted under torture, that the men were not appointed adequate legal representation and that most of them were juveniles when they committed their alleged crimes.

Indeed, such clemency often found itself being extended in unusual ways.

He demanded that the President should find himself time "to consider this serious matter" and argued that rejection of the clemency appeal would jeopardise the United State's relation with its allies.

On September 17, 2010, McDonnell decided not to stop Lewis' upcoming execution, stating: "Having carefully reviewed the petition for clemency, the judicial opinions in this case, and other relevant materials, I find no compelling reason to set aside the sentence that was imposed by the Circuit Court and affirmed by all reviewing courts".