Month / March 30, 2010

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  • Europe Execution Free for First Time

    Amnesty International reported today that 2009 was Europe’s first entirely execution-free year, excepting Belarus, which executed two men. Virtually all European countries have abolished capital punishment, with Western European nations like France, Germany and Britain starting the trend shortly after World War II, and Eastern European countries following suit during the 1980s and 1990s. Since,…

  • Spin Till You Win: Chapter 1

    The phone rang and Alex Ramirez woke with a start. The blue tinged light told him it was a horrible predawn hour. The clock on his nightstand told him it was 4:12 am. He glanced down and realized that he had again passed out while changing the night before, leading to that unpleasant sensation in…