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>> just hours after we left prison, we were able to swim in the waters of the gulf. we stayed up all night with our loved ones and we watched the most beautiful sunset weve ever seen. these experiences will be with us for the rest of our lives. we would like to thank oman for welcoming us and hosting our families. >> also present at the press conference were both mens families as well as sarah shourd, bauers fiancee. while they refused to answer any questions, they were all smiles when...

In the middle of mahmoud ahmadinejads speech when he started spewing september 11th conspiracy theories and anti-semitic slurs, he also blasted the u.s. for killing usama bin laden. >> everybody had to go to the bathroom at the same time. shocker. >> prisoners who are going to be executed will no longer get a final meal of their choosing in texas. this is one of the smartest things texas has done in a while. the state ended the practice after lawrence brewer, this guy right here, who was execute...

Then the death penalty system in our country is unjust and outdated. we hope this will spur us as a nation towards the total rejection of capital punishment. national talk show host is also an msnbc contributor. what are your thoughts on what former president carter said this morning on his latest comments on this? >> we will have that debate. i think tonight i would be surprised if on that stage in orlando the republican candidates were not asked about the death penalty and particularly because...

down, too. u.s. stock futures are in the red in pre trading. a lot of this comes after the federal reserve gave a cynical view of the economy. well talk more about this with christine romans in just a few minutes. back to troy davis now. he has been put to death. the debate over his guilt or innocence and over the death penalty itself goes on. the state of georgia executed davis last night by lethal injection for the murder of a savannah police officer in 1989. supporters claimed there...

announced another stimulus measure inform boost the economy. we will get the reaction around the world. hong kongs hang seng index is off 5%. thats a big move for one day for a stock index. japans nikkei is down 2%. in europe, more of the same. french, jer planing markets all plunging by more than 4%. have you gold down. you have oil down. you have selling basically acro across the board. downside risk, this is an economy in the u.s. and worldwide thats not out of the woods and markets...

Removed the commissioners and attempted to cover up what happened. >> well have you back for that. everybody, suspend your judgment about that. youve been intriguing, lets figure it out as we hear balanced views. barry, thank for you coming on, and bob barr, great to have on. lawrence brewer has been executed for the dragging death 6 an african-american man james byrd 13 years ago. he was chained to the back of a pickup truck, in one of the most grisly crimes. well be right back with a report fr...

either changed their stories or recanted their testimony, raising doubts that have gone global. anti-death penalty protesters are out in force tonight in georgia and over time, the pope, nobel peace prize laureates, desmond too tou and jimmy carter have been among those who have appealed for leniency or a new trial. the original prosecutor in the case say they are executing the right man tonight. >> there are two troy davis cases. there is the legal case, the case in court, and the pub...

>> oh, my god. >> please stay where you are. everybody, stay where you are. >> did you get it? oh, my god. >> keep your heads up. everybody, stay where you are. >> i knew that was in the stands, oh, my god. >> it could have been us. >> i know. in my mind, it was coming. >> joining me on the phone is the man who shot that video. he is brent wilson, hes back home in portland, oregon. brent, you know, we could hear i counted three "oh, my gods." i dont know if that was from you or your so...

Stop saying that normal people are racist when they arent. >> sean: what do you think this is about? i think especially with the naacp, we saw in 2000 the james byrd act. george bush supported the penalty, the dragging death it was horrible. because -- they run this ad, it is like my father is being killed all over again. what do you think is about? i think this is about politics and energizing the democratic base which they think right now is depressed, heading into this midterm. >> pelosi and ...

>> sean: what do you think this is about? i think especially with the naacp, we saw in 2000 the james byrd act. george bush supported the penalty, the dragging death it was horrible. because -- they run this ad, it is like my father is being killed all over again. what do you think is about? i think this is about politics and energizing the democratic base which they think right now is depressed, heading into this midterm. >> pelosi and obama and everyone on the left are scared to death of the t...