Gov. Rick Perry on Monday pardoned a man who died in prison after serving more than 10 years on a wrongful rape conviction. Mr. Perry granted the posthumous pardon to Tim Cole after receiving a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Mr. Cole was convicted of a 1985 rape of a Texas Tech University student in Lubbock. He was cleared by DNA evidence in 2008, nine years after he died in prison of complications from asthma at age 39. (AP)