Aug. 23
USA:
Death Penalty - Strongly Retentionist:
Biden's record on death penalty reform is the weakest of any of the 2008
Democratic candidates. He is a supporter of capital punishment, and holds
the distinction of being the author of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act
Aug. 23
IRAQ:
Former Iraqi minister gets death sentence for killing
Iraq's former culture minister has been sentenced to death by hanging for
involvement in the killing of a politician's sons, a court spokesman said.
A Baghdad court found former minister Asaad Al Hashemi responsible in
