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DOJ down on Jack Johnson pardon bid
15 hours ago ago from Black Politics on the Web
The Justice Department is not supporting a bid to pardon Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. The department's pardon attorney, Ronald L. Rodgers, tells Rep. Peter King in a letter that DOJ general policy is not to process posthumous pardon requests. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Thursday. Rodgers writes that ...
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7 hours ago ago from BoxingInsider.com - Boxing News - Boxing Results - Boxing News Leader
Yusaf Mack to Face Glen Johnson on Mosley/Berto Undercard Published by Staff on December 13th, 2009 Print This Post | Email This Post | RSS On Saturday night January 30th, Yusaf âMack Attackâ Mack will take a big step towards realizing his dream in becoming world champion as he battles former World Light Heavyweight champion Glen Johnson in an IBF Light Heavyweight eliminator at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The bout will be ...
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18 hours ago ago from Sport | The Independent UK
Author: By Steve Bunce in Berne Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir own four versions of the world heavyweight title, and during the last five years they have met a seemingly endless list of American heavyweights, who came and failed miserably and will certainly not be missed. Kevin Johnson added his name to the roll call of shame in Berne when he lost every single second of every round, and fought such a dismal fight from the ...
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3 hours ago ago from Boxing Informer
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5 hours ago ago from Boxing News
By Jim Slattengren: To listen to previously unbeaten heavyweight contender Kevin Johnson (22-1-1, 9 KO’s) speak before Saturday night’s fight, you would think that Johnson was going to rip World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s head clean off his shoulders. At least you would have thought that Johnson, 30 was going to make a game effort of it by going out on his shield by trying to take Vitali out with some meaningful ...
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Paterson's Numbers Improve a Bit, but New Yorkers Still Want Him Out
11 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
While there has been some improvement in New York Gov. David Paterson's job approval and favorability ratings, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo would still crush him in a Democratic primary if he decides to challenge the incumbent for the party's nomination, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted Dec. 6-9. Cuomo leads Paterson, 67 percent to 23 percent. In a general election, Cuomo would also trounce former Rep. Rick Lazio by ...
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