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    To the Point

    The back-and-forth of Arkansas' executions

    Officials in Arkansas are hoping to execute eight death-row inmates by the end of this month, before a drug used for lethal injections is set to expire.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 20, 2017 • 1 min read

    Jacob Kauffman, who reports for KUAR, an NPR affiliate in Little Rock, has more on the politics and the debate over the scheduled executions.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jacob Kauffman

      KUAR Public Radio

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Trump's ethical conflicts pile up as transparency diminishes
    1. 1:25Dow asks EPA to stop effort to protect endangered species
    2. 8:00Will Washington become a kleptocracy?
    3. 42:48The back-and-forth of Arkansas' executionsYou’re reading this
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