Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty and Clears Death Row
Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill ending the death penalty and clearing death row after Gov. Pat Quinn signed it. Quinn called it the most difficult decision of his tenure, noting the system cannot guarantee 100 percent error-free outcomes. Illinois becomes the 16th state without a death penalty, echoing actions from former Gov. George Ryan.
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Waterloo family at peace with Illinois death penalty ban
The Hill family of Waterloo says they are at peace after Illinois Governor Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty. Donnisha Hill, 13, vanished in October 2006 and was later found in Galena. David Damm was sentenced to death in 2008 for hiring a hit man to kill Donnisha and dispose of her body. The hit man received a life term. Damm's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.
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Governor imposes moratorium and commutes death sentences
The governor halted executions citing fear of fatal judicial error and commuted the remaining 15 death row inmates to life without parole, changing their sentences to life terms with no possibility of parole.
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Washington Post columnist Broder dies at 81
Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post political reporter Broder died Wednesday at age 81 from diabetes complications. He appeared on NBC Meet the Press over 400 times and was known for impartial analysis across Democrats and Republicans.
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NPR GEO resigns after Tea Party criticism
NPR chief Vivian Schiller resigns after a video shows a fellow executive mocking the Tea Party as seriously racist. Conservatives say the footage proves bias and jeopardizes federal funding, as the board had urged her to step down to protect NPR’s reputation.
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Wisconsin Senate Limits Public Worker Bargaining
Wisconsin Senate votes to strip most collective bargaining rights from public workers bypassing Democrats who fled to Illinois to deny quorum. Republicans separate the budget repair bill from union limits and push the measure through with no debate, sending it to the Assembly for a morning vote.
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