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Tuesday, July 2, 2002
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A New York Judge Declares the Federal Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The federal death penalty was declared unconstitutional Monday by a New York judge who said it creates "undue risk" of executing innocent people. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff is the first judge to declare the 1994 federal Death Penalty Act unconstitutional.
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The U.S. Bombs a Wedding Party in Afghanistan; Death Toll Estimates Range Between 40 and 250
US forces dropped a B-52 bomb on an Afghan wedding party early Monday morning, killing scores of civilians. This according to Afghan officials and area residents. US military officials have acknowledged that a bomb dropped in southern Afghanistan missed its target, but they would not confirm that a wedding party was attacked.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
