Death penalty bill fails in House
Romney initiative roundly defeated
The Massachusetts House yesterday soundly rejected Governor Mitt Romney's plan to reinstate the death penalty, defeating one of his signature 2002 campaign initiatives and affirming the Legislature's growing opposition to capital punishment. (Full article: 667 words)
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