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September 22, 2011 | Story
Troy Anthony Davis was killed by lethal injection by the state of Georgia at 11:08 p.m. EDT last night, despite widespread doubts about his guilt. The execution occurred shortly after the U.S. Supreme …
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September 22, 2011 | Headline
The Georgia death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis was killed by lethal injection last night after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stop his execution. Supporters, ranging in the hundreds gathered …
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September 22, 2011 | Story
After more than two years spent in an Iranian prison on allegations of spying and trespassing, American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released yesterday. After a week of conflicting …
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September 21, 2011 | Story
The campaign to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis has brought together a diverse group of people, including many whose lives have been affected by murder. Twenty-nine years ago, Atlanta …
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September 21, 2011 | Story
As last-minute efforts are made to stay the execution of Georgia death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis, we speak with two former death row prisoners who have since been released. Darby Tillis was …
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September 21, 2011 | Story
The State of Georgia is preparing to execute Troy Anthony Davis in one of the most high-profile executions in the United States in years. Davis is scheduled to be killed by lethal ejection at 7:00 p.m. …
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September 21, 2011 | Headline
The death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis has asked to take a polygraph test in the hopes of convincing Georgia officials to spare his life before a scheduled execution tonight. Davis's request comes …
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September 20, 2011 | Blog Post
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman will host a live 2-hour special broadcast on Wednesday, September 21 from 6pm to 8pm EDT from outside the prison in Jackson, Georgia, where death row prisoner Troy Anthony …
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September 20, 2011 | Story
Shortly before our broadcast ended, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles announced it rejected clemency for Troy Anthony Davis. The Board has the sole authority to stay the execution under Georgia …
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September 20, 2011 | Story
A U.S. appeals court has ruled oil giant Chevron cannot escape an $18 billion fine for massive pollution of the Amazon rain forest. Amazonian residents won the damages in an Ecuadorian court earlier …