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Former Attorneys General Seek Siegelman's Release

A group of more than 100 former state attorneys general is asking President Barack Obama to pardon former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who's serving a prison sentence for bribery.  The letter was sent to the White House on Wednesday.  Presidential intervention is Siegelman's final hope of getting his prison sentence out.  Appellate courts have upheld his conviction.  Siegelman was convicted in 2006 of selling a board appointment to HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy in exchange for contributions to his 1999 campaign to establish a state lottery.