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12/12/2005:
"Schwarzenegger Rejects Williams' Bid for Clemency"
Schwarzenegger Rejects Williams' Bid for ClemencyCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to stop tomorrow's scheduled execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a former gang leader and convicted murderer who had won the support of celebrities and Nobel Prize nominations after he renounced violence.
Statement from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Here is the complete statement by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denying clemency for Stanley Tookie Williams.
Single mother poised to be Chilean President
12 arrested after racist attacks by white youths
Gangs of youths carried out a series of hit and run revenge attacks across Sydney last night after a day of racial unrest turned a popular beachside suburb into a battleground. More than 20 people were injured and 16 arrested across the city in the worst race riots Australia has witnessed.
'Integrity' Tops Web Dictionary's Lookups
Mexico outlaws death penalty
Bolivian could be a 'nightmare' for U.S.
Socialist mom to face millionaire in Chile
US state signs Cuban trade deal
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Video
Two countries, one booming, one struggling:
which one followed the free-trade route?
Race violence rages on
REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
A controversial documentary about the men held for the 1983 coup in Grenada is to be aired independently, after UK broadcasters refused to show it. The Cold War's Last Prisoners - Campaigning for the Grenada 17 tells the story of the battle to secure the freedom of members and supporters of the revolutionary regime which operated in Grenada between 1979 and 1983.
