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Philly horns in on our turf – again
Bad enough that Philly has been trying to claim Edgar Allan Poe. Now The City of Brotherly Love seems to be making a play for The Wire. David Simon, producer of the celebrated HBO series, appears at Princeton University Thursday to discuss "Policy and...Tags: Michael J Fox, Parkville, Terrorism, Sheila Dixon, Edgar Allan Poe
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'The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime' by James L. Merriner
Chicago Tribune reporterAt the outset of "The Man Who Emptied Death Row," his biography of George Ryan, James L. Merriner astutely identifies the challenge faced by a writer trying to chronicle the life and political career of the now-imprisoned former governor: reconciling "a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Punishment, Corruption, Government, Executive Branch
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Amnesty stages mock hanging in Brussels to protest worldwide use of death penalty
Associated Press WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Anti-death penalty activists staged a mock hanging outside the Japanese embassy Friday to mark the European day against the death penalty, calling on nations around the world to stop executions. Three actors with ropes around...Tags: United Nations, Human Rights, Punishment, Civil Rights, European Union
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Man accused in shooting asks for death penalty
A man hospitalized in Eau Claire told investigators he killed two people and deserved the death penalty, according to the criminal complaint. James Lahoud, 41, was charged Wednesday with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree...Tags: Injuries, Punishment, Murder, Assault
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Millionaire ex-inmate dies in scooter crash
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor a man who spent 19 years locked up for a murder he says he didn't commit, DeWayne McKinney emerged from prison a man at peace. He wasn't angry or bitter. On weekends, he spoke at churches about the faith that carried him through those lost years. He...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Drunk Driving, Punishment, Personal Data Collection, Transportation Accidents
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Lawyers enter not-guilty pleas for sex-offender uncle accused of killing Vermont girl
Associated Press WriterBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ Defense lawyers entered not-guilty pleas Wednesday for the uncle of a slain Vermont girl and told the judge their strategy depends on whether prosecutors choose to seek the death penalty. Michael Jacques, 42, chose to skip the...Tags: Punishment, Court Preliminary, Sexual Assault, Lawyers, Juvenile Delinquency
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Letters to the editor
What happened in Vegas Re "Simpson guilty on all counts," Oct. 4 Kudos to the Nevada judicial system. The entire O.J. Simpson trial took about three weeks to complete. The jury deliberated only one day. The judge was a no-nonsense jurist who kept the...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Lee Terry, Government, Weather Reports
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Don't let emotion cloud tragic flaws with death penalty
Tribune Media ServicesThe first time, Troy Davis came within 24 hours of death. The second time, he came within two. Last year, it was a Georgia clemency board that stepped in to block his execution. Last month, it was the Supreme Court. Davis, the 39-year-old convicted...Tags: Punishment, Witnesses, Prosecution, University of Virginia
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Brooke Bennett
Brooke Bennett, a 12-year-old girl, who's body was found in early July, was drugged, sexually assaulted and killed by her uncle, Michael Jacques, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. They said the uncle also coerced another girl into aiding his plot by...Tags: Kidnapping, Punishment, Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior, Lawyers
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Death penalty panel to hold public hearing tomorrow
The state commission studying Maryland's death penalty is scheduled to hold the last of its public hearings tomorrow in Annapolis. The 23-member commission is charged with examining a number of issues, including disparities in the application of the death...Tags: Punishment
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Death penalty isn't fair or just
On Sept. 22, I attended my first hearing of Maryland's capital punishment commission ("Death penalty on trial," Sept. 23). After hearing testimony from experts and from the public, I am convinced that the death penalty should be abolished. From what I...Tags: Punishment
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Spying may have started earlier than police said
A Maryland State Police agent may have used an undercover alias to infiltrate a leftist Mount Vernon cooperative in January 2005 - two months before police say their secret monitoring of death-penalty activists began - according to documents released...Tags: Mount Vernon, Punishment, Ralph Nader, American Civil Liberties Union, Government
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