Iowa lawmakers weigh death penalty revival in 2018 session
Iowa Senate Republicans push Senate File 335 to restore capital punishment after 1965. The plan would let a jury or judge convict for multiple Class A offenses and decide on execution by lethal injection with automatic Iowa Supreme Court appeal. Juveniles exempt. Zaun may form a subcommittee to hear views.
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Memorial honors MLK as first black figure on National Mall
In Washington a memorial for Martin Luther King Jr marks a milestone as the first on the National Mall honoring a Black leader. Lorna Logan, now 56, recalls 1968 days in Chicago and the moment her family watched the televised assassination with tears.
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Hopes for DACA deal fade as lawmakers clash
Washington struggles over a bipartisan DACA agreement as Donald Trump’s remarks and disputes among Republicans dim prospects for protecting about 800000 young immigrants. A Thursday deal collapsed in the Oval Office and Democrats questioned senators Cotten and Perdue about alleged slurs.
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