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Presidential Pardon for Blagojevich?

P.S. Ruckman, author and blogger about Presidential pardons.
P.S. Ruckman, author and blogger about Presidential pardons.

Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence is 14 years.  His best chance of getting out early is a petition of clemency to the White House.How likely is it that the former Governor will receive Presidential clemency?  WNIJ's Dan Klefstad talks with a nationally-recognized expert on this subject, P.S. Ruckman.  Ruckman is an author, blogger and professor of political science at Rock Valley College.

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