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January 18, 2017

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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama pardoned 64 individuals and commuted the sentences of 209 others.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Margaret Love, a lawyer specializing in clemency, about Tuesday's pardons and commutations.

This segment aired on January 18, 2017.

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