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    McCain said last April he was sure the president would be “more than eager” to erase the boxer’s 1913 conviction under the anti-prostitution Mann Act, which forbade the transporting of women across state borders for immoral purposes. "I think the last person I have to convince is probably President Obama" added McCain. Yet the senator revealed that the White House never replied to his initial request for a pardon. Full Article at Times of India
    I think the last person I have to convince is probably President Obama
    John McCain – John McCain SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
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  1. It is a telling commentary on the emptiness of the rhetoric of hope and change (that) President Obama was not able to find even a single case meriting some kind of clemency relief during his first 100 days in office
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago

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