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Sunday, February 22, 2004 A2 News digest The Sunday Times Argus The Sunday Rutland Herald killers the chance to go out in a blaze of glory. However, four death row inmates who have already chosen to die in a hail of bullets will get their way. The House gave final approval to the measure, which would change Utahs method of execution to lethal injection. Gov. Olene Walker is expected to sign the measure.

During the Senate debate on Thursday, Sen. Ron Allen, a Democrat, said allowing murderers to choose firing squads so Utah passes bill to end firing squads SALT LAKE CITY Utah lawmakers sent the governor a bill Friday to eliminate firing squad executions and deny Gov. James E. McGreevey will announce in his budget address Tuesday that the state will provide $6.5 million for a stem cell research institute, The New York Times reported in Saturdays editions. Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will run the institute, which will be based in New Brunswick.

McGreevey wants to spend $50 million over the next five years for research on human embryonic stem cells. Bushes dog Spot is euthanized WASHINGTON President Bushs dog Spot, the 15-year-old English springer spaniel who had remained eager to please despite increasing health troubles, died Combine and conquer. reproductive freedom and provides health care services related to reproduction. The campaign has caused controversy in the community and confusion among some Girl Scout troops. Search for woman expands to Vermont Authorities expanded their search for a missing nursing student to Vermont after learning she looked up directions to the Burlington area before disappearing in New Hampshire more than a week ago.

Maura Murray, 21, of Hanson, a student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, disappeared after she was involved in a minor car accident in northern New Hampshire on Feb. 9. Searches, including a renewed search Thursday with dogs and a helicopter, turned up no signs that the woman wandered into the snow-covered woods. Vermont State Police, Burlington police and other local agencies have canvassed motels in Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester, Shelburne and surrounding towns to see if she checked in anywhere around, he said. they can go out in a blaze of glory makes heroes of criminals and causes victims families more pain.

But Sen. Dave Thomas, a Republican, argued that media circuses are exactly what we want in executions. We dont want these sentences to be carried out in the dead of night so no one knows, said Thomas, adding that lethal injection is painless and the easy way out. Group urges boycott of Girl Scout cookies FORT WORTH, Texas -People in Waco, Texas, were more than a bit taken aback after turning on a Christian radio station and hearing a community leader call for a boycott of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites. I encourage you to join me in abstaining from Girl Scout cookies, John Pisciotta, director of Pro-Life Waco and an associate rofessor of economics at Baylor Diversity, has been saying for two weeks in public-service announcements running around the clock on KBDE89.9.

Pisciotta then says the Waco-based Bluebonnet Council of Girl Scouts supports Planned Parenthoods annual sex education seminars. The vaguely worded radio announcements are the latest and most public attempt by the group to discourage the Girl Scouts from even a casual affiliation with Planned Parenthood, an international organization that promotes on Saturday. Bush ana his wife, Laura, went along with a veterinarians recommendation to put Spotty, as the longtime Bush family pet was Get a new outlook in the new year by consolidating your debt with a Home Equity Line of Credit from Key. Its all part of our FreshStart 2004. With our low rates and no closing costs', well help you make a fresh start sooner than ever.

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NBCs Meet thq Press Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. CNNs Late Edition Reps. Christopher Cox, and Jane Harman, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; Gov. Jennifer Granholm, others.

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