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Capital Punishment

Sister Helen Prejean and Dennis Fritz Meet in Chicago

indymedia.org.uk     3 hrs ago          

Noted authors’ Dennis Fritz and Sister Helen Prejean, teamed up together in Chicago, Illinois, to speak at the Saint Vincent Catholic Church at DePaul University—against the arbitrary use of the death penalty. Dennis Fritz and...

Obama denies shifting to reach political center

usatoday.com     6 hrs ago   48 related          

By By Tami Chappell, U.S. Presidential Election Campaign 2008 via Reuters Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifted stances on Iraq, guns and the...

Organizations call on Iran to end execution of juveniles

usatoday.com     5 hrs ago   9 related          

CAIROAP — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Iran to stop sending children as young as 16 to the gallows, and fulfill its promise to outlaw the practice. The New York-based human rights group, together with 23 other...

A writer's perspective on an execution

iht.com     51 mins ago   5 related          

Curtis Osborne, a bald and burly 37-year-old with a hint of a mustache, sat strapped to a gurney behind a glass window for all to see. His eyes shot over to a group of four reporters as we walked into the viewing chamber,...

NY Group Trying To Stop Tommy Arthur Execution

wkrg.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

campaign trying to halt the execution of Alabama death row inmate Tommy Arthur. Arthur is set to die July 31 for a 1982 contract killing. But The Innocence Project hopes to persuade Gov. Bob Riley to issue a stay and order DNA...

Yellow Dogs For Obama

From The Progressive By Ruth Conniff It was a crummy week for Obama, leading up to the 4th of July. But over on DailyKos, the antiwar, progressive netroots could learn why smart guys using “hard numbers” can demonstrate that...

Man convicted of killing parents 10 years ago in suburban Dallas set to die Thursday

iht.com     1 hr ago          

Lawyers for condemned inmate Carlton Turner are hoping he can avoid the Texas death chamber a second time. The suburban Dallas man eluded the executioner in September when he won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court. The...

Dench jailed for university fraud

theage.com.au     1 hr ago   1 related          

North Melbourne premiership captain David Dench will spend the next four months in jail for his part in a multi-million dollar fraud at Victoria University. Justice Tim Wood today sentenced Dench to a 14 month jail term - four...

Lawyers Ask To Spare Life Of Death-Row Inmate

nwaonline.net     3 hrs ago          

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas death-row inmate Frank Williams Jr. should be spared from execution because of mental disabilities and issues surrounding his 1992 murder conviction, his lawyers argue...

Trial Set for Man Accused of Strangling Woman and Baby

fox6.com     1 hr ago          

A Jan. 20 trial date was set Tuesday for a Bonita man accused of strangling a woman and their 10-month-old son after she threatened to take him to court over the paternity of the child. Dennis Potts, 24, could face the death...

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