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December 18, 2008

Lindh Parents Ask Bush for Commutation
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The parents of John Walker Lindh have asked President Bush to commute
their son’s twenty-year sentence before he leaves office. Lindh is the
American citizen captured in Afghanistan seven years ago. Bush has
ignored previous commutation requests from Lindh and his family.



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