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Xinhua News Agency - BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A local court of east China's Shandong Province has handed down a death penalty with a two-year reprieve to He Minxu, former vice- governor of eastern Anhui Province, for taking huge bribes. The Intermediate People's ...

Seattle Times - The rebels will also be granted amnesty on insurrection charges, which would have carried the death penalty, but they could still face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The agreement will also apply to other militias operating in ...

Family Security Matters - He faces the death penalty if convicted. "Officer Rodney Johnson's terrible murder illustrates that hiring and harboring illegal aliens is not a victimless crime," said Robert Rutt, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Houston

Houston Chronicle - • Death penalty trial of Juan Leonardo Quintero , set for March — accused of shooting HPD officer Rodney Johnson. • Grand jury action on Joe Horn — accused of shooting two burglars. • Retrial of Priscilla Slade , set for March — the ...

Washington Post - Hatfield (R-Ore.) and others, the Grand Old Party 's move to the right, including its hardening, dominant positions on the Iraq war, access to guns and the death penalty, among other issues, have made it an inhospitable place for us to dwell permanently

Western Telegraph - Firth and his wife both have strong feelings on the death penalty. "Without any hesitation or question, there's no argument for it at all," he said. "I've heard it argued for vigorously but I don't think any of those arguments touch the sides. It's an ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - In exchange for pleading guilty, Potter said prosecutors have removed the death penalty as a possible sentence. That decision was made after consulting with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, she said. The plea agreement says Talik cannot withdraw ...

CNN - Story Highlights D.A. takes death penalty off table if Marine suspect found in Mexico Suspect likely in Mexico, which usually refuses to extradite if death penalty an issue (CNN) -- Suspected killer Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean is most likely in Mexico ...

Chicago Sun-Times - ... which increases the number of women covered by equal pay protections and provides for strong state enforcement. • • Please note: This comes at a time when there are legal pressures to end former Gov. George Ryan's moratorium on the death penalty ...

Albany Herald - Thursday, District Attorney Cecilia Cooper filed a notice with the court to seek the death penalty because of what she termed the heinous nature of the crime. “The murder of William R. Murphy was so outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or ...