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Republicans and Democrats Debate Change and Experience
Clinton and Romney are hoping to stay alive as the latest polls show Obama widening his lead and McCain coming on strong. We get a preview of tomorrow's New Hampshire primaries. Also, today's death penalty case before the US Supreme Court.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenClinton and Romney are hoping to stay alive as the latest polls show Obama widening his lead and McCain coming on strong. We get a preview of tomorrow's New Hampshire primaries and what might be next in the campaigns for presidential nominations. Also, the US Supreme Court looks at lethal injection. How long will the current moratorium on executions continue?
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2 storiesOn the Eve of the New Hampshire Primary
Between Friday and yesterday, the Gallup Poll sampled likely voters in tomorrow's first primary . The poll , taken over the weekend, shows that New Hampshire has become a different political world since last week's Iowa caucuses .
Read the story41 minSupreme Court Hears Lethal Injection Case
In death penalty cases, many states use a three-drug cocktail for what's called "lethal injection." It begins with sodium thiopental to render the prisoner unconscious; pancuronium bromide paralyzes all muscle movement; potassium chloride induces cardiac arrest.
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