On the recordMay 14, 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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transcripts.cnn.comHaley Barbour: “The power of pardon in the state is to give people a second chance who have repented, been rehabilitated and redeemed…”
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Haley Barbour defends his decision to grant pardons.
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