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Texas Defies the World Court and Its Own Former Governor
The State of Texas is defying President Bush by refusing to halt tonight's scheduled execution of an admitted killer. Is Texas subject to international law? Could American citizens face retaliation overseas? What does the case have to do with illegal immigration and opposition to the death penalty? Also, oil prices fall as high energy costs curb consumer demand, and the lowland gorilla may not be facing extinction after all.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe State of Texas is defying President Bush by refusing to halt tonight's scheduled execution of an admitted killer. Is Texas subject to international law? Could American citizens face retaliation overseas? What does the case have to do with illegal immigration and opposition to the death penalty? Also, oil prices fall as high energy costs curb consumer demand, and a “mother lode of gorillas” has been found in the Republic of Congo.
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3 storiesOil Prices Fall as High Energy Costs Curb Consumer Demand
The price of oil and the price of gasoline at the pump are continuing to decline, giving American consumers some unexpected relief. David Hobbs is head of research at Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Massachusetts.
Read the story6 minTexas Flouts World Court to Execute Mexican National
On Death Row in Texas, José Medellín admits to the rapes and murders of two teen-age girls 15 years ago in Houston. President Bush wants Texas to postpone tonight’s scheduled execution of the admitted killer, a Mexican national who was denied his rights under an international treaty.
Read the story34 minEureka! Hundreds of Thousands of Gorillas Found in Forest
Based on estimates made in the 1980's, scientists have believed that the lowland gorillas of Western Africa were facing extinction. The population was thought to be less than 100,000, severely threatened by disease and hunting.
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