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September 4, 2007

Texas Governor Stops an Execution

From NPR.com:  Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry stopped the execution of a death row inmate who was scheduled to die hours later. It was a rare move for a state that has executed more inmates than any other. It came after media reports and pressure from the European Union to halt the execution.

Listen. . . [Mark Godsey]

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