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he was executed just under an hour ago in the u.s. state of georgia. troy davis was convicted in 1991 of the killing of an off duty police officer. the supreme court rejected his last ditch appeal, the state went ahead with this controversial execution. he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes...

he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes it was all over. >> he said the incident that night was not my fault, i did not have a gun. and thats when he told his friends to continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth. for those about to take my life, may god...

Theres great consternation about washington generally. and when things dont go well, everyone tends to get splattered by it. i do think that, you know, the impetus for this is coming from the republican party. the president, you know, seems willing to me to be -- to do some difficult things and to be very sensible about this. but, you know, im not sure whos in control of that republican caucus or how theyre making decisions. but there seems to be an inexorable pull there that is leading towards ...

>> reporter: to say the campaign is cautious about too much optimism is an understatement. they have been hitting the pavement all day doing get out the vote at seven different stops in addition to the one you saw him at. you talk to political watchers here and everybody thinks its very, very close. he could get just over 50% of the vote but his number two opponents in his race haran an aggressive campaign after this residency issue was resolved. once the supreme court put that to rest, the camp...

Snowplow drivers so they cant bargain for a middle class life. thats not what they were elected to do. they were elected to create jobs and they have gone too far. >> were watching live pictures. this is ohio demonstration here. you say they have gone too far. this is an argument the governor made. they say i have these budget gaps. i have to close them. as we talk in washington, you have to deal with social security and medicare and defense budget because thats where the money is. at the state ...

That who got mus this trouble. >> reporter: the nations unemployment rate is stagnant at 9.1%, a labor day with millions not laboring at all. including those workers who are part-time whold like to work full-time and those who have stopped looking for work, the unprovidu unemployed now total 25 million people. >> tracie potts for us this washington. thanks. in libya, a rebel spokesman says negotiations over the surrender of one of gadhafis last remaining strong holds have collapsed. and rebe...

40-mile-per-hour wind gusts from what was tropical storm lee. one of the fires killed a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter, trapped inside their home. officials say thousands have been evacuated, and an estimated 300 homes have been destroyed. president obama paid a visit to water-weary new jersey, yesterday. visiting parts of the state hit hard last week by hurricane irenes devastating floods. today, the president will be marking labor day, speaking to a group of union workers in...

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