Supreme Court bans death penalty for child rape (AP)

Court rejects death penalty for raping children (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child.

Court rejects death penalty for raping children (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child.

Court to consider death penalty for child rape (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first...

Obama denies shifting to reach political center (AP)
AP - Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has been shifting stances on...

AP IMPACT: US wavered over S. Korean executions (AP)
AP - The American colonel, troubled by what he was hearing, tried to stall at first. But the declassified record shows he finally told his South...