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Quinn will abolish death penalty, lawmakers say

March 08, 2011

Gov. Pat Quinn intends to abolish the death penalty in Illinois, two sponsors of the legislation said Tuesday.State Rep. Karen Yarbrough and state Sen. Kwame Raoul told The Associated Press that Quinn's staff invited them to a signing ceremony Wednesday morning in the governor's Springfield office.

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20110308/news/703089717/
 
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