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"Death penalty repeal bill still close call in House, King says," is Gary Harmon's report from the Friday edition of the Grand Junction Sentinel. The bill would repeal the state's death penalty and direct money save to cold cases.A final House vote on repealing the death penalty in Colorado will be close, and the measure might yet fail, said a death-penalty proponent. The measure passed the House last week on second reading, but five Democrats voted against the measure. That led state Rep. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, to speculate House Bill 1274 might not have the votes it will need on a roll-call vote. King said he was considering speaking against the measure Monday. It?s unusual for legislators to speak before third-reading votes because the votes are usually considered to be decided at that point...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 20, 2009 (boomark / email).