US Supreme Court halts Texas execution (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110916/ap_on_el_pr/us_texas_execution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110914/capt.c7fbf9f197a440f09c8048beae30a0cd-c7fbf9f197a440f09c8048beae30a0cd-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Bqi8hXMn2ov65.ipFWRvGw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Duane Buck. Defense attorneys are calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to halt the execution of Buck who is scheduled to be put to death Thursday because jurors heard testimony during sentencing in his 1997 trial that blacks are more likely to pose future dangers to the public. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution Thursday of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his sentence was unfair because of a question asked about race during his trial.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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