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President Obama' s 2013 pardons

buzzz worthy. . . WASHINGTON, DC - Before heading off to his native Hawaii for Christmas break, President Obama today granted clemency to twenty-one individuals, consisting of eight commutations and thirteen pardons. The President granted commutations to the following eight individuals: ·           Clarence Aaron - Mobile, Ala. Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute (Southern District of Alabama) Sentence:  Life imprisonment, five years' supervised release (Dec. 10, 1993) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on April 17, 2014 ·           Stephanie Yvette George - Pensacola, Fla. Offense: Conspiracy to possess cocaine base with intent to distribute (Northern District of Florida) Sentence:  Life imprisonment, ten years' su...