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capital punishment

Politics

Bill To Abolish Ky. Death Penalty Fails In House Committee

March 10, 2016

After years of efforts, a bill that would abolish the death penalty in Kentucky received its first legislative hearing on Wednesday.But it failed to…
Eastern Standard

Capital Punishment on Eastern Standard

March 17, 2014

Capital punishment has been used in the US since Colonial Days, for crimes as varied as murder, theft, sexual perversity or denying the existence of…

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