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Tynes asks Bush to commute brother's sentence

Nov. 26, 2008
Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes is seeking a pardon from the Bush administration for his brother Mark, who sits in a federal prison cell in Arkansas on a 27-year sentence for dealing drugs.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Giants placekicker Lawrence Tynes wants the Bush administration to pardon his incarcerated brother Mark, The New York Daily News reported Wednesday.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler