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By Steve Hall

"Ill. governor mulls bill to abolish death penalty," is the AP report written by  Deanna Bellandi.  It's via Yahoo News. While he has kept his deliberations close to the vest, some would be surprised if Quinn didn't take advantage of this chance to leave his mark on history by signing or vetoing legislation ending capital punishment. He could take action on the bill as early as this week. "I will be very startled and disappointed if he doesn't sign it," said Dr. Quentin Young, a longtime friend of Quinn's who worked with him in the past on advocating for universal health care. Whatever Quinn decides to do will be closely watched. Illinois is one of 35 states to have the death penalty; 15 states and the District of Columbia do not, according to the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center...continue to full post

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