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Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday tapped Jorge Labarga, a Cuban-American circuit judge he only recently named to the state appeals court, for the Florida Supreme Court vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Harry Lee Anstead. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 22288 http://wkrg.com/news/article/compare_the_candidates/20249/
Here’s a quick comparison of where John McCain and Barack Obama stand on 10 key issues. more ]]> Amy Dominello, Billy House, Sean Mussenden, Neil H. Simon Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 20249 http://wkrg.com/news/article/worker_quits_refuses_to_price_gouge/17609/
The Mississippi Supreme Court has awarded unemployment benefits to a Days Inn worker who quit her job rather than follow orders to charge double for rooms after Hurricane Katrina. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 17609 30.4297295750316 -88.52508544921875 http://wkrg.com/news/article/ludgood_throws_in_towel/17312/
Mobile County Commissioner Merceria Ludgood resigns and leaves the District 1 seat open. more ]]> WKRG.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 17312 http://wkrg.com/news/article/is_thomas_arthur_the_real_killer/16380/
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Thursday's execution, but another inmate claims he's responsible for the murder. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 16380 http://wkrg.com/news/article/appeals_court_wont_stop_thomas_arthurs_execution/16267/
The 11th Circuit of Appeals denied the 66-year-old Alabama death row inmate a stay of execution. Arthur is scheduled to die July 31st for a 1982 murder. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 16267 31.023517286053252 -87.49649047851562 http://wkrg.com/news/article/bishop_executed_for_hammer_attack/16246/
Dale Bishop has been executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman for his role in the claw hammer killing of Marcus Gentry. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 16246 http://wkrg.com/news/article/governor_denies_clemency_for_hammer_attack/16233/
Gov. Haley Barbour has denied clemency to condemned inmate Dale Leo Bishop, leaving his life in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 16233 33.91857725200028 -90.49781799316406 http://wkrg.com/news/article/appeals_court_denies_dale_bishop_again/16210/
A Mississippi death row inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional because its too painful will be executed Wednesday evening, barring a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 16210 33.91943194771954 -90.49713134765625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/scotus_supports_the_right_to_bear_arms/15260/
The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. more ]]> The Associated Press/WKRG Staff Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 15260 http://wkrg.com/news/article/supreme_court_may_rule_on_guns_today/15250/
Today is the final day of this session of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices should be issuing a long awaited ruling on guns. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 15250 http://wkrg.com/news/article/no_death_penalty_for_child_rapists/15209/
The Supreme Court has stuck down a law allowing the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 15209