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Kitzhaber Says No to Death
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Death Penalty, Dermocrats, Oregon, Video )

TomCat
- 185 days ago - politicsplus.org
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NOT IN MY NAME - THE DEATH PENALTY MUST BE ABOLISHED ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, death sentence, Troy Davis, rights, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', death penalty )

Nancy
- 239 days ago - change.org
The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt. But Not In My Name. While a majority of the world - more than 65% of all countries - has abolished the death penalty in law or practice...
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Troy Davis Live Stream
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Death Penalty, GOP Hate, Racism )

TomCat
- 246 days ago - politicsplus.org
Live stream from outside the Georgia prison from 6 PM - 8 PM EDT.
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Georgia Commits Murder
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Death penalty, Injustice, Video )

TomCat
- 247 days ago - politicsplus.org
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47 comments
Rick Perry: Capital Murderer
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Death Penalty, GOP Crimes, Injustice )

TomCat
- 335 days ago - politicsplus.org
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32 comments
Bill To End Death Penalty In Illinois Sent To Governor
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, republicans, democrats, ethics, death penalty, usa, media, news )

Cal
- 500 days ago - npr.org
The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to abolish capital punishment, sending the historic issue to Gov. Pat Quinn and putting the state back at the center of an ongoing national debate.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About the Death Penalty
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: death penalty, Supreme Court Justice, death penalty, corruption, sadness, killed, humans, ethics )

Dana
- 514 days ago - alternet.org
Some of the more surprising, and unknown, facts about the death penalty that shed light on the country's shifting attitudes toward capital punishment."Unwise and unjustified" -- that's what recently retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says ...
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US Woman Teresa Lewis Executed for Family Murders
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: death penalty, execution, constitution, government )

Michelle
- 609 days ago - bbc.co.uk
A 41-year-old woman who conspired to murder her husband and stepson has been executed in the US state of Virginia.Teresa Lewis was the first woman to be put to death in the US for five years and in Virginia since 1912.
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NAACP: Don't Let Them Kill Troy Davis
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TroyDavis, injustice, death penalty, wrongly convicted )

Davida
- 1088 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
The U.S. Supreme Court will "conference" on Troy Davis' most recent appeal on June 25th. NCADP will alert you on the outcome of that decision and next steps just as soon as possible. The NAACP has posted an action on the case and issued a statement.
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Stop Execution of Troy Davis! Campaign
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TroyDavis, death penalty, wrongly convicted, petition )

Davida
- 1102 days ago - iacenter.org
TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PAROLE BOARD, PRESIDENT OBAMA, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA: STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!He was convicted solely on witness testimony, and 7 of the 9 witnesses have since recanted, many alleging that police coerced them
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Stay of Execution for Troy Davis
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Troy Davies, US Supreme Court, Prison, Amensty International, justice, death penalty, crime, freedoms, GoodNews )

Laurel
- 1307 days ago - amnestyusa.org
Troy Davis received a stay of execution based on a new last-minute appeal filed this past Wednesday to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. As a result, he will not be executed on Monday, October 27th, as originally scheduled.
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US State to Ban Executions After 40 Years - USA
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, new jersey, death penalty, life, parole )

Chrissy
- 1625 days ago - news.com.au
NEW Jersey is expected to become the first US state in 40 years to vote to abolish the death penalty. The state's senate voted this week to ban executions in favour of a life term in jail without parole and the measure expected to easily pass through the
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NJ Moves to Abolish Death Penalty
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: death penalty, new jersey, bill, senate )

Brian
- 1628 days ago - abclocal.go.com
A Senate budget committee approved replacing capital punishment with life in prison without parole. It was approved 8-4, with Democrats supporting it and Republicans opposing. The bill can be considered for a full Senate vote.
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