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"Richardson reconsidering stance on death penalty," is the title of Deborah Baker's AP report via the Santa Fe New Mexican.New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday he has softened his stance on the death penalty and may sign a repeal bill if it reaches his desk.The Legislature is considering a measure that would abolish capital punishment and replace it with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.Richardson said he would have vetoed such a bill just a few years ago."Right now, I'd say it's probably a 50-50 proposition," the second-term governor told The Associated Press."I'm struggling with my position, but I definitely have softened my view on the death penalty," he said.A repeal bill passed the House last week and is pending in a Senate committee...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).