101.   Only last week, they received presidential pardons and their records were cleared.

102.   Only a presidential pardon could restore those rights.

103.   Pardoning the women was recommended by Anatoly Pristavkin, the former head of a presidential pardons commission.

104.   One of two former soldiers imprisoned for the rape and murder of four U.S. religious workers said Tuesday that he has asked for a presidential pardon.

105.   Only a presidential pardon or commutation can alter the ruling.

106.   President Clinton was making decisions on Friday about granting clemency to some of the scores of convicted Americans seeking presidential pardons or lighter punishment.

107.   Presidential pardons and other acts of clemency have become increasingly rare.

108.   Presidential pardons frequently are sought through filings with the Justice Department.

109.   Putin signed the decree after meeting in the Kremlin with the head of the presidential pardons commission, novelist Anatoly Pristavkin.

110.   Presidential pardons wipe the slate clean.