Page 662 - 08 News Today

Of his friends chained james byrd to the back of a pickup truck and then drove along a bumpy asphalt road at 2:00 in the morning. they drove for at least three miles with james byrd dragging 24 1/2 feet behind them at the end of that chain. six hours later, when what was left of james byrds mangled body was found, the sheriff who found him at first thought he was looking at animal road kill. lawrence russell brewers execution yesterday passed virtually unnoticed by the national media at the very...

The back of a pickup truck and drove along a bumpy asphalt road at 2:00 in the morning. they drove for at least three miles with james bird dragging 24 and a half feet behind them at the end of that chain. six hours later, when what was left of james birds mangled body was found, the sheriff who found him at first thought he was looking at animal road kill. lawrence russell brewers execution yesterday passed virtually unnoticed by the national media at the very moment when they were covering min...

Spectacle of what we saw. troy anthony davis was executed by the state of georgia. he was pronounced dead at the 11:08 p.m. eastern time. davis was convicted in the 1989 murder of an offduty police officer named mark macphail. for two decades, davis sat on death row despite questions surrounding his guilt. he maintained his innocence until literally his last breath. >> davis said, i want to talk to the macphail family. he said despite the situation youre in, i did not take your son, father, brot...

At 11:08 p.m. last night, this countrys most recent death penalty debate climaxed in the execution by lethal injection of troy davis in jackson, georgia. most arguments raised against the execution of troy davis focused on the particulars of his case, the possibility of his innocence. the room for reasonable doubt. but there is another problem present in every execution that is usually ignored and that is how can we, as a society, ask anyone to do this kind of killing for us? what are we asking ...

Troy anthony davis was executed by the state of georgia. he was pronounced dead at the 11:08 p.m. eastern time. davis was convicted in the 1989 murder of an offduty police officer named mark macphail. for two decades, davis sat on death row despite questions surrounding his guilt. he maintained his innocence until literally his last breath. >> davis said, i want to talk to the macphail family. he said despite the situation youre in, i did not take your son, father, brother. i want you to dig dee...

At 11:08 p.m. last night, this countrys most recent death penalty debate climaxed in the execution by lethal injection of troy davis in jackson, georgia. most arguments raised against the execution of troy davis focused on the particulars of his case, the possibility of his innocence. the room for reasonable doubt. but there is another problem present in every execution that is usually ignored and that is how can we, as a society, ask anyone to do this kind of killing for us? what are we asking ...

Drove along a bumpy asphalt road at 2:00 in the morning. they drove for at least three miles with james bird dragging 24 and a half feet behind them at the end of that chain. six hours later, when what was left of james birds mangled body was found, the sheriff who found him at first thought he was looking at animal road kill. lawrence russell brewers execution yesterday passed virtually unnoticed by the national media at the very moment when they were covering minute by minute developments in a...

At 11:08 p.m. last night this countrys most recent death penalty debate climaxed in the execution by lethal injection of troy davis in jackson, georgia. most arguments raised against the execution of troy davis focused on the particulars of his case, the possibility of his innocence, the room for reasonable doubt. but there is another problem present in every execution that is usually ignored. and that is how can we as a society ask anyone to do this kind of killing for us? what are we asking of...

Owning a home, feels a lot less like the american dream these days and a bit more like the american nightmare. so much so, folks simply, if they can avoid it, arent buying. data out today showing the number of new mortgages issued in 2010 was down 12% from the previous year. the only year that number was lower than the one i just quoted was in 08 during the financial crisis. not only are we seeing a decline in buying, but also were seeing an increase in homeowner stress. 38% of households with a...

Albums and looking back, listening and remembering because its a very pained group right now who broke up and remember the first time when you broke up with your first band? the first time really hurts. r.e.m. has been together for three decades. >> just like that. for the next two hours, an r.e.m. perspective. >> were shelving all politics! >> somehow this is not going to affect my day today. >> you got to be kidding me. i might call in sick. too late, im already here. >> lets do your headlines...