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#152302 - Mon Jan 13 2003 05:56 AM Calls for US death penalty review
Beatka Offline
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Pressure is growing for the death penalty to be suspended across the United States, following the commuting of all the death sentences in the state of Illinois.

Democrat Senator Russ Feingold called for a national review and a moratorium on all executions. (source BBC NEWS)

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#152303 - Mon Jan 13 2003 08:57 AM Re: Calls for US death penalty review
IndieQueen Offline
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Registered: Tue Apr 17 2001
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It's about darn time! I for one am very pleased by the attention this is getting. We've long needed to review the death penalty in this country. Maybe this time it will be outlawed for good.
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