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Rethinking the Death Penalty
Why recent information has shifted discussion about capital punishment away from debating morality and toward exposing abuse in the criminal justice system. In March, the state of Illinois became the sixteenth state to abolish the death penalty.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:20P
Huffington Post Bloggers Sue, Seeking Payment for Writing
Mario Ruiz, HuffPo's spokesman, told The Wrap that the lawsuit is without merit. "As we've said before, our bloggers use our platform—as well as other unpaid group blogs across the web—to connect and help their work be seen by as many people as
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:20P
UK given prisoner votes deadline
On Monday the Court dismissed a request for an appeal hearing and decreed the original verdict final. A statement issued by the Court said: "The Court now gives the UK Government six months from 11 April 2011 to introduce legislative proposals to bring
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:20P
New Name For DECC Auditorium
Board Chair, Mark Emmel also points out the name "auditorium" no longer does justice to the space after the recent million dollar investment in improving and enhancing the accoustics. Symphony Hall will continue to be a great setting for the DSSO in
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:20P
Heidfeld pays tribute to Robert Kubica recovering from rally crash injuries
Kubica was replaced by Heidfeld on Renault after suffering multiple injuries during a rally crash in February. He also dedicated his third-place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix to the Polish driver. "I printed your logo on the front of my helmet,
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:20P
Fatal Crash at Kansas Expressway And Broadmoor
Police in Springfield say a woman who tried to make a left turn from Broadmoor onto Kansas Expressway has died from her injuries after she was hit by a northbound pickup. Investigators say the woman's view may have been blocked by a school bus that had
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:19P
DOJ files brief in Miss. mental health lawsuit
The US Justice Department has filed a court brief in support of a lawsuit that accuses Mississippi of funding costly mental health institutions at the expense of community-based services. The brief was filed Friday in US District Court in Jackson.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:19P
DOJ files brief in Miss. mental health lawsuit
The US Justice Department has filed a court brief in support of a lawsuit that accuses Mississippi of funding costly mental health institutions at the expense of community-based services. The brief was filed Friday in US District Court in Jackson.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:19P
Stockman Launches Bid For County Chairmanship
The quote comes from Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in an 1819 case. Stockman served on the Board of Supervisors for two terms, from 1983 to 1991. Following his time on the board, Stockman served on the board of the Loudoun County Sanitation
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:19P
Testimony Unde Wway In Owens Trial
Owens' attorney Dan Cron said that the government's claim that Owens was on the wrong side of the road at the time of the crash is false. Owens will present evidence that his client was not the cause of the accident that evening, even though he
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:18P
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