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Virginia Governor Rejects Clemency Reconsideration

By Steve Hall

"McDonnell again declines to stop woman's execution," is the Washington Post report written by Anita Kumar. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) declined Tuesday morning to reconsider the clemency petition for a 41-year-old woman set to be executed Thursday, despite a last-minute plea by her attorneys Monday.In a letter sent to Teresa Lewis's attorney James Rocap, McDonnell counselor Jasen Eige said the governor would not deviate from his position, which he made in accordance with his policy of making execution decisions five days in advance. The case is receiving international attention.  "Iran claims double standard in death penalty cases," is the title of an AP report, via Google News. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized Western media for having a double standard in reporting on the case of an American woman facing the death penalty, a news agency reported Tuesday...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 21, 2010 (boomark / email).