Oct. 12
TEXAS:
Race for DA puts justice system on trialBradford and Lykos emphasize
reform, so many minor offenders get treatment rather than a cell
Harris County voters looking for a district attorney candidate with a
tough on crime theme are out of luck this fall.
The situation
Oct. 12
USA:
Catholic Voters and the Teachings of the Church
A Fight Among Catholics Over Which Party Best Reflects Church Teachings
(October 5, 2008) Re A Fight Among Catholics Over Which Party Best
Reflects Church Teachings (news article, Oct. 5):
Here we go again! It must be October
Oct. 12
FLORIDA:
Death penalty opposition is subject of church talk
Marina Kopko had not given much thought to the topic of the death penalty
during her years of working in corporate America. But when she left that
dog-eat-dog world and became deeply involved in the Roman Catholic Church
Oct. 12
NORTH CAROLINAfederal death penalty case
Fed could seek death penalty in Carson case
Federal authorities are considering charges that could result in a federal
death sentence for a man accused of killing UNC student leader Eve Carson.
A committee in the U.S. Justice
Oct. 12
SAUDI ARABIA:
2 Saudis beheaded for murder
2 Saudi men were beheaded by the sword on Sunday after they were convicted
of murdering two compatriots, the Saudi interior ministry said.
Musaed bin Attiyah al-Ruwaili was executed in the northern town of Ar'ar
after he was found
Oct. 13
JAPAN:
UNMASKING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / Death-row inmates' long detention a concern
This is the 5th installment in a series of articles focusing on capital
punishment.
Under the lay judge system starting in May, lay judges chosen from among
the public will participate in
Oct. 12
TEXAS:
Cook's tour: Stick to being El Paso mayor
Mayor John Cook says he's not a phony, so that's a reason he was recently
singing on his guitar in several Texas big cities promoting abolition of
the death penalty.
He admits political advisors warned him not to do it.
We side
