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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "More: Many Americans arrested for marijuana won't find relief under Biden's pardon planBiden also commuted the sentences of 11 people he said are serving disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and would have received lesser sentences if they were charged today." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "The White House says thousands of people with federal and district convictions will be eligible for the pardons, which Biden aounced three days before the Christmas holiday." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Marijuana users who want to take part in Biden's program will have to follow an application process set by the Department of Justice to receive a certificate confirming that they were pardoned under the president's broader order if they need to provide proof of clemency for employment or housing applications." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Biden's proclamation states that the attorney general shall review all properly submitted applications for certificates of pardon and shall issue such certificates of pardon to eligible applicants in due course." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "And it is highly popular among the liberals, Democrats and young Americans whom Biden hopes to inspire to vote for his reelection." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Biden issued a similar pardon last year and promised future reforms." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "President Joe Biden aounced Friday he's issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The American Civil Liberties Union's Cynthia W. Roseberry, director of the organization's Justice Division, said in a statement that Biden's actions send a strong message about the power of redemption and will help to correct past injustices." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "The Biden administration recommended that the DEA reschedule marijuana use to a lower offense earlier this year." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "It also expands Biden's previous directive to include minor marijuana offenses committed on federal property." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The implication of Biden's pardon promises to have significant implications, as criminal records for marijuana use and possession have imposed barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "But, she said, Congress must change the law to prevent future Justice Department from revoking Biden's directive not to pursue higher sentences for crack offenses." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "In a statement, Biden said Americans should not be sent to prison solely for using or possessing marijuana." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "It's time that we right these wrongs, Biden said." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "More: Many Americans arrested for marijuana won't find relief under Biden's pardon planBiden also commuted the sentences of 11 people he said are serving disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and would have received lesser sentences if they were charged today." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "More: Many Americans arrested for marijuana won't find relief under Biden's pardon planBiden also commuted the sentences of 11 people he said are serving disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and would have received lesser sentences if they were charged today." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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21% : More: Many Americans arrested for marijuana won't find relief under Biden's pardon planBiden also commuted the sentences of 11 people he said are "serving disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses" and would have received lesser sentences if they were charged today.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.