As Charlie Crist ponders a pardon of Jim Morrison, The Daily Beast reviews some of the stranger pardons issued by governors and presidents on their way out the door.
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Country legend Merle Haggard's "outlaw" reputation was well-deserved—he did a stint in San Quentin for burglary. But his musical talent earned him some friends in high places and Ronald Reagan, then governor of California, pardoned Haggard in 1972.
