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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Lethal Injection Set

A Georgia man is set to be executed by lethal injection tonight. William Earl Lynd is to be the first inmate in the nation to be put to death since the Supreme Court held that the method is constitutional. Lynd's clemency bid was denied yesterday by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles.

SOURCE: Associated Press

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