Karla Faye Tucker's Death Row Moment and Fallout
Ellen Goodman reflects on Karla Faye Tucker's Texas execution, its media spectacle, and the shifting view on capital punishment. She notes the crossover of religious conservatives and civil libertarians, Tucker's whiteness and photogenic image, and the broader question of a flawed legal system behind state-sanctioned death.
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Oston
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Texas
Karla Faye Tucker
Jesus
America
Lone Star
Larry King
Michael Lockhart
Tucker
State of
Karla Faye
Pat Robertson
Bianca Jagger
Pope John Paul
ACLU
Tucker Gray
Christian Broadcasting Network
Mercy
Jim Wallis
Sojourners
Chipita Rodriguez
Arkansas
Gulf leaders pledge support for potential Iraq strikes
Defense Secretary William Cohen travels the Persian Gulf and cites private assurances from Saudi Arabia Oman and other states that they would back U S military action against Iraq if diplomacy fails to abide by U N resolutions. He notes access to bases pre positioned gear and airspace for air assaults while Albright Clinton and Canada Australia pledge broad support and continued cooperation.
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Washington Post
Doha
Qatar
William Cohen
Persian Gulf
U.S
Iraq
United Nations
Cohen
Saudi Arabia
Gulf States
Gulf
United States
Saddam Hussein
Albright
Clinton
America
Oman
Hen
Sultan Qaboos bin Said
United Arab Emirates
al-Thani
Kuwait
Canada
Australia
Correction notices for Cog gon City Council election date
The Gazette corrects a Tuesday report stating the special election to elect a permanent Cog gon City Council member will be held on April 14. The paper will publish corrections or clarifications about inaccuracies and complaints, with contact at 398-8313.
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Coggon City
the Gazette
Gazette champions future via soybean ink and recycling push
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to promote agriculture. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at nearby local locations.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Ee Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedarids
Iowa
Rapids
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
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Carmike Cinemas
D & B Tree Service Farm Bureau
First National Bank
FoxEye
Frontier Futures
Hearthside Lending
Iowa Realty
Iowa Show Productions
Iowa Valley Windows
Johnny Ketelsen
KCRG
Lewellen Florist
Liberty Safes
Longbranch - Maka Blind Company
Iowa City
Mercy Medical Center
Morton Buildings
Peck’s Green Thumb
Perpetual Savings Bank
Pierson’s Florists
Spring Park
St. Luke’s Hospital
Student Express
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Teleflora
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Westdale Mall
Wholesale Tire
Younkers
Tamae
Town & Country Shopping Center
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Minnesota
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Lake Michigan
Woody Clapham
Jeff Schadie
Larry Timm
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Omaha
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