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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150317:04:26:00

People do try that. this, on the other hand this is an actual prisoner of a missouri state prisoner on death row with a hole in his brain. we talked to his legal team tonight. they told us that they filed their paperwork tonight for a u.s. supreme court appeal. they say they don t expect to hear anything until tomorrow. again, tomorrow is when this execution is scheduled to take place. missouri has been executing prisoners at the rate of one a month since late 2013. the next guy up in missouri quite literally has a giant hole in his brain but are planning on killing him at 6:00 p.m. local time tomorrow. they say he s fully competent to face that. we ll keep you posted as we learn more. a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that s why there s biotene available as an oral rinse toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. remember, while your medication is doing ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150317:04:25:00

Official hearing to determine legally whether he was competent enough to undergo execution. never had that hearing. his trial lawyer didn t ask for one. state law right now does not allow him to ask for one after his conviction. the state says that he is fit for execution. they re planning to kill him by lethal injection tomorrow. his lawyers are now asking the united states supreme court to intervene. their petition cites exam after exam after exam showing that cecil clayton cannot think or reason properly showing that he barely managed life outside of prison before his crime. and he now can t manage routine tasks inside prison using a phone or ordering something at the canteen in prison. he can t do it. on page 3 of this petition to the supreme court, his defense team has included for the supreme court justices to see a picture of his brain. you could try as a prisoner to seem psychotic or slow. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150317:01:52:00

Muqtada. the trial of saddam hussein was supposed to represent a new beginning for iraq right? the newly-formed iraqi police were supposed to represent everyone in iraq but the saddam execution was a sectarian horror show. and now, as the iraqi government, which, again is supposed to stand for everybody, as they are waging a battle to regain control of tikrit saddam s hometown from isis, we re learning that the lavish mausoleum that housed the tomb of saddam has been destroyed. this is ap footage from south of tikrit. it was the tomb of saddam hussein. it s been completely leveled and destroyed. reports are that it was intentionally destroyed by shiite-backed militias. one other video that was posted of the site recently shows soldiers celebrating, directly addressing and taunting saddam. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150317:04:24:00

His seat belt fastened and the car running and his gun was still in his holster. for that violent and terrible crime, cecil clasen was sentenced to death. he s been in prison ever since. the oldest man on death row in missouri at the age of 74. since he has been in prison he and his brain with the giant hole in it have been evaluated over and over by experts both from the state and for his own defense team. interestingly, he has never had a hearing, a formal hearing, to determine whether he is competent enough to undergo execution. to determine literally whether he legally has the brain to be able to understand what s happening to him and why. in missouri a person can t legally executed if as a result of a mental disease or defect he lacks capacity to understand the nature and purpose of the punishment about to be imposed upon him. cecil clayton s lawyers say yeah he s absolutely incompetent by that definition because of his terrible brain injury but he has never had an ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150317:04:52:00

The saddam execution was a sectarian triumphulous horror show. and now, as the iraqi government, which, again, is supposed to stand for everybody, as they are waging a battle to regain control of tikrit, saddam s hometown from isis, we re learning that the lavish mausoleum that housed the tomb of saddam has been destroyed. this is ap footage from south of tikrit. it was the tomb of saddam hussein. it s been completely leveled and destroyed. as you can see here. reports are that it was intentionally destroyed by shiite-backed militias. who ve been fighting alongside the iraqi army in this offensive against isis. one other video that was posted of the site recently shows soldiers celebrating, directly addressing and taunting saddam. firing into the rubble, revenge, revenge, revenge. ....

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