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Haley Barbour: “The power of pardon in the state is to give people a second chance who have repented, been rehabilitated and redeemed…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
The power of pardon in the state is to give people a second chance who have repented, been rehabilitated and redeemed themselves.
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Haley Barbour

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Haley Barbour discusses the purpose of granting pardons in Mississippi.

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