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November 23, 2011

Oregon Governor Halts "Morally Wrong" Death Penalty 
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Oregon's Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber has announced he will no longer
allow executions in his state. In a statement, Kitzhaber called the
death penalty "morally wrong," adding: "I refuse to be a part of this
compromised and inequitable system any longer; and I will not allow
further executions while I am governor." The move will halt the planned
execution of a death row prisoner who had been scheduled to be put to
death early next month.



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