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But when President Clinton issued 140 pardons on Saturday as one of his last official acts, Marc Rich made the list and Michael R. Milken did not.

Mr. Bush issued 18 other pardons on Tuesday, as well as one sentence commutation, to people convicted for largely run-of-the-mill crimes.

He said his government would consider pardons on a case-by-case basis in the future.

President Clinton's pardons on his last day in office showed an indefensible lack of judgment.

The letter will be sent to the Justice Department, which processes the requests for pardons on behalf of the White House.

WASHINGTON — President Obama issued pardons on Friday to 17 convicted felons, making the first use of his clemency powers in his second term.

Also, the United States attorneys in Phoenix and St . Louisagreed not to oppose any application for a presidential pardon, on the remote chance one might arise.

"She never conditioned her support of the pardon on her receiving anything from Marc Rich," said one person in Ms. Rich's camp.

He was pardoned on the basis of innocence in 2003.

In fact, Lincoln actually signed the pardon on April 14 , 1864

Mr. Singh then wrote to President Asif Ali Zardari in July 2009, requesting a pardon on humanitarian grounds.