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Tom Cochran, assistant federal public defender, Middle District of North Carolina, testifies before House Judiciary Committee during hearing about "The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials" on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 11, 2007. (UPI Photo / Kamenko Pajic)
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