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| Obama the least merciful president? | | This month, one of the least merciful presidents in the history of the United States granted 13 pardons and eight commutations of sentence. The grants moved President Barack Obama's overall mark past the administrations of John Adams (who served only one term), William H. Harrison (who died of pneumonia after serving only 30 days), James Garfield (who was fatally wounded by an assassin after serving only four months) and George Washington. |
| Giant fireball caught on tape | | Fire and smoke engulf the two trains that collided near Fargo, North Dakota. A Cass County sergeant tells us the latest. |
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