Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid

By Holbrook Mohr Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers who had worked at the Governor's Mansion. Barbour, a Republican who once considered running for…

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GOP Gov. pardons nearly 200, including killers

By Holbrook Mohr and Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — In his final days as Mississippi governor, Republican Haley Barbour gave pardons or early release to nearly 200 people, including more than two dozen whose crimes were listed as murder, manslaughter or homicide. State records released Tuesday show…

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