Oldest California inmate seeks halt to execution
Clarence Ray Allen, 75, blind and nearly deaf, asks the U S Supreme Court to block his execution as cruel and unusual punishment due to age and infirmity. Gov Schwarzenegger denied clemency. if carried out, he would be the second-oldest person executed since 1976, set to die by injection Tuesday for ordering three slayings.
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Inmate seeks Supreme Court halt due to age and infirmity
An inmate on death row asks the U S Supreme Court to block execution citing advanced age and illness. The report notes the nationwide average condemned prisoner age and his 23 years on death row at San Quentin while he relies on a wheelchair and survived a heart attack.
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Shadegg Enters Race for House Majority Leader Post
Arizona Republican Rep. John Shadegg joins Roy Blunt and John Boehner in pursuit of the No. 2 GOP post in the House. He seeks a break from DeLay era scandals and positions himself as a Goldwater Reagan conservative intent on changing the party’s direction.
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Hastert weighs Ney removal as Abramoff ties surface
House Speaker Dennis Hastert seeks to oust Ohio Rep. Bob Ney from the House Administration Committee amid Justice Department links to a bribery scheme with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney’s panel oversees GOP reform efforts. Blunt leads in support with over 80 backers, Boehner and Shadegg trailing.
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