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LAW REVIEW: Death Penalty Stories | Death Penalty Information Center

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Cross racial, gender Epic Fail

Cross racial, gender Epic Fail

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Gun safety demo turns fatal in Jeffco

Gun safety demo turns fatal in Jeffco

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Criminal Defense Attorney Accused of Hiring Hit Man

A South Carolina criminal defense attorney is accused of hiring a hit man to kill his former office mate. This is the last in a series of bizarre occurrences. Two former office employees are charged with stealing $250,ooo from the office accounts. This accusations comes from the attorney now accused of "soliciation of a felony" for trying to hire a hit man.

Attorney Wins Case for Dead Exonerated Brother

High school dropout turned law school graduate wins civil case for brother's wrongful conviction. After successfully fighting to free her brother, he died 6 months after his release in a car accident. His sister continued the fight and won $10.7 million dollars.

Chronology of A Failed Execution

Chronology of A Failed Execution

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No New Trial despite Judge-Prosecutor Affair

No New Trial despite Judge-Prosecutor Affair

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Mancow's Audition for the Darwin Awards

Mancow Waterboarded, Admits It's Torture NBC Chicago

Nominees named for St. Louis County judge vacancy - St. Louis Business Journal:

Nominees named for St. Louis County judge vacancy - St. Louis Business Journal:

But Wait...Governor Wants to Undo

The Governor wants to veto the work of the Connecticut House and Senate. Death Penalty abolitionists implore Governor to meet with the families of victims and talk to prosecutors and defense attorneys off the record.

Canzano, who works with trauma victims, said the death penalty offers false
hope to people at a time when they are experiencing crushing grief.

"There is no trauma like murder and no grief like homicide grief," said
Canzano. "But we err as a society if we believe ... the death penalty helps the
survivors."

She said capital punishment appears to promise "that something will be made
right, but truth be told, this is something that can never be rectified no
matter what we do. The notion of balancing the scales is ludicrous it simply
doesn't happen."

Rell Vows to Veto Death Penalty Abolition -- Courant.com

Connecticut House and Senate Vote to Abolish Death Penalty

Death Penalty Abolition Gets Final Legislative Approval In Senate -- Courant.com

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I just saw it on CNN.com: Race and politics

Race and politics*

Yahoo! News Story - Holder: US a nation of cowards on racial matters

Holder: US a nation of cowards on racial matters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/holder_race

I just saw it on CNN.com: Commentary: Holder's race speech cuts through bull

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Shamrock Shenanigans Begins

Why Shamrock Shenanigans?




Shamrocks, according to Wikipedia:

• The shamrock is a symbol of Ireland. It is a three-leafed old white clover. It is sometimes of the variety Trifolium repens (a white clover, known in Irish as seamair bhán) but today usually Trifolium dubium (a lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí).
  The diminutive version of the Irish word for "clover" ("seamair") is "seamróg", which was anglicised as "shamrock", representing a close approximation of the original Irish pronunciation.
• According to what the Oxford English Dictionary calls "a late tradition" (first recorded in 1726), the plant was used by Saint Patrick to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity.

• Shamrocks are said to bring good luck.

Merriam Webster defines shenanigans:


Main Entry: she·nan·i·gan
Pronunciation: \shə-ˈna-ni-gən\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1855

1: a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose2 a: tricky or questionable practices or conduct —usually used in plural b: high-spirited or mischievous activity —usually used in plural

Now, I don't plan on any questionable practices, and I'm not really an underhanded person. I disagree with this definition of shenanigans. I would define shenanigans as practices conducted with a sense of humor, or humorous practices. Shenanigans invokes in me the picture of the twinkle in the eye of an Irish person. I am Irish...very Irish.

I hope to create an interesting, informative exchange infused with a sense of humor.