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2010-07-03T14:15:56ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-07-03:/u.s.-politics/fight-johnson-pardon-982268a/

<div id="subtitle">Organizers to ring bell at fight site, renew call for pardon for <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a></div><div><p>Organizers of a tribute to the Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries fight will gather Sunday in <a title="Reno (Nevada)" href="/topic/Reno+(Nevada)" >Reno, Nev.</a>, to ring the same bell used in 1910 at the site of the bout, now a metals salvage yard.</p><p>They also plan to make renewed calls for a posthumous presidential pardon for Johnson ...

2010-04-16T08:21:28ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-16:/u.s.-politics/apnewsbreak-mccain-urges-pardon-boxer-781540a/

<div id="subtitle">APNewsBreak: McCain, Rep. King urge Obama to grant posthumous pardon to boxer <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a></div><div><p>Two lawmakers are appealing to <a title="Barack Obama" href="/topic/Barack+Obama" >President Barack Obama</a> to pardon renowned black boxer Jack Johnson, imprisoned a century ago because of his romantic link to a white woman.</p><p><a title="John McCain" href="/topic/John+McCain" >Sen. John McCain</a> of <a title="Ariz...

2010-04-16T08:30:00ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-16:/u.s.-politics/justice-dept-wont-support-jack-johnson-pardon-773941a/

<div id="subtitle">Justice Department takes a pass on bid for posthumous pardon of boxer <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a></div><div><p>The <a title="U.S. Department of Justice" href="/topic/U.S.+Department+of+Justice" >Justice Department</a> is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.</p><p>In a letter obtained Thursday b...

2010-04-16T09:48:14ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-16:/u.s.-politics/mccain-presses-obama-pardon-black-boxer-707263a/

<div id="subtitle">McCain, congressman press Obama for posthumous pardon of first black heavyweight boxing champ</div><div><p><a title="John McCain" href="/topic/John+McCain" >Sen. John McCain</a> on Friday pressed <a title="Barack Obama" href="/topic/Barack+Obama" >President Barack Obama</a> to give a posthumous pardon to <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a>, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic tie...

2010-06-26T11:45:12ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-06-26:/photo/johnson-pardon-nevada-boxing-2307754p/

In this photo taken July 4, 1910 and provided by the <a title="Nevada Historical Society" href="/topic/Nevada+Historical+Society" >Nevada Historical Society</a>, <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a>, right, fights "Great White Hope" <a title="Jim Jeffries" href="/topic/Jim+Jeffries" >Jim Jeffries</a> in <a title="Reno (Nevada)" href="/topic/Reno+(Nevada)" >Reno Nevada</a>. A century ago Johnson reached the pinnacle of his career when he defeated Jeffries in what ...

2010-03-27T04:03:29ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-03-27:/photo/vancouver-olympics-ice-hockey-2162847p/

<a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a>'s <a title="Ryan Miller" href="/topic/Ryan+Miller" >Ryan Miller</a>, left, <a title="Zach Parise" href="/topic/Zach+Parise" >Zach Parise</a> (9), and <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a>, hang their heads after loosing 3-2 to <a title="Canada" href="/topic/Canada" >Canada</a> in the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the <a title="2010 Winter Olympics" href="/topic/2010+Winter+Olympics" >Vancouver 2010...

2010-04-09T13:50:54ZZUMA Press Inctag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-09:/photo/sports-news-april-25-2009-1000512p/

04445968 date 25 04 2009 Copyright imago EPAL Pictures <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a> <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> centre cheering with his Teammates PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxSUIxAUT Vdig horizontal premiumd cheering goal celebration World Cup 2009 National team National jersey Berne Enthusiasm happiness Ice hockey international match men Team Group photo optimistic Rand motive Human Beings <div id="copyright"><div> Copyrig...

2010-04-09T15:31:39ZAP Newstag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-09:/photo/switzerland-ice-hockey-world-championships-992116p/

U.S. <a title="David Backes" href="/topic/David+Backes" >David Backes</a>, <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a> and <a title="Kyle Okposo" href="/topic/Kyle+Okposo" >Kyle Okposo</a>, from left, celebrate the score to 3-2 in the Group C Preliminary Round Robin game between the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> and <a title="Latvia" href="/topic/Latvia" >Latvia</a> at the IIHF 2009 World Championship at the Postfinance-Arena in <a title="...

2010-04-13T04:00:51ZZUMA Press Inctag:uspoliticsinfo.com,2010-04-13:/photo/wild-gamer-657985p/

<a title="David Brewster" href="/topic/David+Brewster" >DAVID BREWSTER</a> &amp;amp;#195;&amp;amp;#175; dbrewster@startribune.com Tuesday_02/24/09_St.Paul <a title="Minnesota Wild" href="/topic/Minnesota+Wild" >WILD</a> vs. <a title="L.A. Kings" href="/topic/L.A.+Kings" >L.A. KINGS</a> ] King's <a title="Jack Johnson" href="/topic/Jack+Johnson" >Jack Johnson</a> scores against Wild goalie <a title="Niklas Backstrom" href="/topic/Niklas+Backstrom" >Niklas Backstrom</a> in the sho...