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Thursday, March 14, 2013

The Two-Way

Death Row Inmate Fights For Right To Die In Oregon

Sentenced to death in 2007, Gary Haugen's lawyer asked the Oregon Supreme Court to   allow the inmate to reject a reprieve from Gov. John Kitzhaber. Haugen is seen here in 2011.

March 14, 2013 Convicted murderer Gary Haugen has spent more than 30 years in prison; he's been on death row since 2007. And if he had his way, he would schedule his execution tomorrow. But the Oregon Supreme Court must decide whether Haugen can die — or if Gov. John Kitzhaber's reprieve of him should stand.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Two-Way

Chinese Debate Former Tycoon's Death Sentence For Fraud

January 20, 2012 The case of Wu Ying, a young Chinese woman sentenced to death for defrauding investors of 770 million yuan ($122 million), is headed to China's Supreme Court, after Wu lost her appeal of her sentence late this week.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Two-Way

After Davis' Execution: Relief, Anguish

Troy Davis in an  undated photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections.

September 22, 2011 As protesters argued that the Georgia man's guilt was in doubt, the victim's loved ones found some closure. Troy Davis was executed for the killing of a police officer in 1989.

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Friday, April 01, 2011

The Two-Way

Justice Dept. Takes Execution Drugs From Ky., Tenn.

April 1, 2011 Kentucky and Tennessee have become the second and third states to turn over their supplies of an increasingly rare lethal-injection drug to the Justice Department.

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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Two-Way

Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty, Clears Death Row

March 9, 2011 Illinois has banned the death penalty, joining 15 other states that have abolished capital punishment for convicted prisoners. Gov. Patrick Quinn signed the bill to end the practice and commuted the sentences of 15 inmates who had been on the state's Death Row.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

The Two-Way

Oklahoma To Substitute Execution Drug

The execution chamber.

December 16, 2010 Oklahoma prepares to execute condemned prisoner with substitute drug

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