The number of people of seeking pardons and commutations for federal crimes continues to climb — and the backlog of petitions is in the thousands. With President Bush's term coming to a close, who will he pardon?

Who would you pardon?

Jack Abramoff	Former lobbyist | Overcharging Indian casinos in lobbying fraud
Conrad Black	Former newspaper tycoon | Skimming money from his company, Hollinger International
Randy "Duke" Cunningham	Former U.S. Representative from California | Bribery
Tom Delay	Former Speaker of the House | Indicted for fundraising violations
Edwin Edwards	Former governor of Louisiana | Racketeering
Marion Jones	Former Olympic sprinter | Perjury over the use of performance-enhancing drugs
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby	Former Chief of Staff for Vice President Dick Cheney | Perjury, obstruction of justice related to leak of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity
John Walker Lindh	Former Taliban fighter | Aiding terrorism
Michael Milken	Former bond trader | Insider trading, fraud
Bob Ney	Former U.S. Representative from Ohio | Conspiring in lobbying fraud
Pete Rose	Former professional baseball player | Tax evasion
George Ryan	Former governor of Illinois | Racketeering
Wesley Snipes	Actor | Tax evasion
Martha Stewart	Homemaking magnate | Conspiracy related to insider trading

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