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Does Libor Manipulation Deserve The Death Penalty?

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/12/does-libor-manipulation-deserve-death.html Does Libor Manipulation Deserve The Death Penalty? Bloomberg's William Cohan released a provocative piece last night, headlined by the even more provocative "UBS Libor Manipulation...

Obese inmate: Execution would be "torturous"

A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs 480 pounds and has a history of difficulty losing weight argues he would face a "torturous and lingering death" if executed in January, the Associated Press reports. Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost...

Electric fence to surround gays and other dumb things said

I haven't written about gay rights for a number of articles. Well, my file on dumb things said by anti-gay zealots is building up. There is the North Carolina preacher, Charles Worley, who said in a sermon on May 13th: "I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and...

State of Alabama might kill an innocent man, and it doesn't care

Death row inmate Thomas Arthur might be innocent, but it does not matter to the state of Alabama. They are going to kill him anyway. His defense is willing to pay for a DNA test to prove his innocence, after his conviction 30 years ago. So, there is no cost to the state of...

Defying Diplomacy

State of Texas executed a Mexican citizen, who didn't get the chance to get help from the consulate. President Barack Obama asked governor Rick Perry to stop the process, because it's a violation of international laws namely: the Vienna Convention, which is the base of...

UPDATE: Day 15 - Casey Anthony murder trial, Friday - Questions

UPDATE: Day 15 - Questions: still outstanding about Casey Anthony murder trial - Does anyone have answers? Dates and times of key evidenceOrlando, Florida - Friday was very disturbing with Judge Perry allowing...

BOMBSHELL: Casey Anthony did not kill daughter, it was accident.

Orlando, Florida - In the opening statement of Casey Anthony for the death penalty for killing her two year old daughter Caylee Anthony in 2008, her defense attorney Jose Baez has disclosed she drown on June...

Arizona executes convicted child killer Donald Edward Beaty

An Arizona man, Donald Edward Beaty, was executed on Wednesday for the 1984 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, Christy Ann Fornoff. Last-minute court appeals failed to save his life and Beaty, 56, was put to...

WikiLeaks charge punishable by death

" The U.S. Army Wednesday notified Pfc. Bradley Manning, a prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case, that he now faces 22 more charges in connection with allegedly downloading secret information from computers in Iraq. The most serious new charge alleges that he aided the enemy by...

Frank Spisak: Nazi Sympathizer Executed in Ohio

Nazi Sympathizer Frank Spisak Executed for Triple MurderFrank Spisak, a Nazi sympathizer who has spent nearly 30 years on Death Row for killing three people, was executed at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Frank Spisak was executed via lethal injection.In 1982, Frank...

DRC Death Penalty Debate

Some activists say that the country is still too violent for its abolition. By Melanie Gouby, Passy Mubalama - International Justice - ICC ...

Mumbai attacker appeals against death penalty

"There is tight security in Mumbai where a court has begun hearing an appeal by the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on the Indian city. Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, a Pakistani national, is contesting the death sentence passed in May. Due to security...

Canadian Death Row Prisoner - Waiting for Execution Date

A Canadian death row prisoner in Montana has exhausted all appeals and is waiting for his execution date to be set. Ron Smith's final appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States had its door shut.  The...

Casey Anthony Could Still Face Death Penalty for Caylee's Murder

Casey Anthony's Appeal to Take the Death Penalty Off the Options in the Caylee Anthony Murder Case Has Been Denied The death penalty is still a consideration for Casey Anthony in the murder trial of her daughter...

Service with slices: SF priest preaches against death penalty

Before sharing pizza at a special Mass celebrated on San Francisco's Civic Center plaza, a flock of some 20 parishoners were reminded that Jesus suffered the death penalty. Ten pizza pies were divided among the congregants, including homeless...

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