Last minute appeal to U S Supreme Court in NM execution
Terry Clark prepares for his scheduled execution for the 1986 murder of Dena Gore as lawyers rush a stay petition to the U S Supreme Court. They argue his consent was coerced by prison conditions and depression, noting his isolation and history of abuse. Clark moved from death row to a holding cell near the death chamber at the Penitentiary of New Mexico.
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Santa FE
Terry Clark
U.S. Supreme Court
Clark
David Bonem
State Supreme Court
State of New Mexico
Dena Lynn Gore
Artesia
Penitentiary of New Mexico
Clark Nears Execution with Final Meal and Visitors
In the death house Clark awaits execution with a last meal of fried shrimp and okra, avocado, peach cobbler and ice cream. He has four visitors, no family present, and a confidential spiritual adviser. He will not eat within hours of the scheduled execution and may speak by phone to visitors.
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Scott
Clark
Penitentiary
North
Arsenic Standards Debate Draws EPA Criticism
Spanholz cautions that lowering arsenic limits has little effect on most Americans while scientists clash over safe drinking water levels. Critics like Eric Olson of NRDC urge a 3 parts per billion standard to better protect health amid links to cancer and heart disease.
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Spanholz
United States
Panholz
Environmental Protection Agency
Eric Olson
Natural Resources Defense Council
EPA
Olson
Interior and military spending tied to New Mexico projects
Senators highlight Interior Department funding for New Mexico items including 49.5 million for BIA school construction, 2.8 million for Valles Caldera Trust, 5 million for Palace of the Governors annex, 2 million for Organ Mountains NRA, and 700 thousand for El Malpais NCA. Bush signs 10.5 billion military bill with 1.6 billion more than last year despite missile defense funding cut.
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Interior Department
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
New Mexico
Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust
Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe
Organ Mountains
Las Cruces
el Malpais
Baca Ranch
BLM
Domenici
Bush
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Russia
Taliban struggle for Mazar-e-Sharif heats up in three pronged push
U S aircraft pound Taliban positions around Mazar e Sharif as three opposing columns try to seize the city before winter. Uzbek commander Rashid Dostum fronts one column as another regains ground and roads, while opposition leaders rally troops with a parade at Jabal Saraj. Five U S personnel arrive near Gol Bahar to coordinate air strikes and supply routes amid ongoing operations led by the northern alliance. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says the Afghan war is progressing efficiently and will not take years.
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U.S
Mazar-e- Sharif
Ashraf Nadeem
Nadeem
Associated Press
Uzbekistan
Rashid Dostum
Mazar-e-Sharif
Sar-i- Pul
Jabal Saraj
Shamali Plain
Kabul
Rabbani
Northern Alliance
Afghanistan
Golbahar
Yunis Qanoni
Dushanbe
Tajikistan
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Central
South Asia
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East College
Roswell
Pepperidge Farms
Turkey
Ae Nature
Pactiv Champagne
Wright
Pierre Pies
Georgia Pacific
Fleishmann’s Yeast
Galaxy
Marx
Southwest
BUCK
Creey Erent
Rene Ten
Sa Boeuell
Lee Cooceen
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