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But groups opposed to capital-punishment, such as U.K.-based Reprieve and Amnesty International, have nonetheless heaped pressure on Lundbeck to do more to control the distribution of the drug.
Lundbeck Seeks to Curb Use of Drug in Executions Jeanne Whalen 2011
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In an interview with the Sunday Times of London, former schools Chancellor Joel Klein made the point that, It's easier to prosecute a capital-punishment case in the US than terminate an incompetent teacher.
Bloomberg's Secret Plan To Fire Bad Teachers Simon McCormack 2011
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It's easier to prosecute a capital-punishment case in the US than terminate an incompetent teacher.
Sean Slade: Respecting Education Sean Slade 2011
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In a step that could complicate U.S. states' capital-punishment plans, Danish drug maker Lundbeck A/S said it was establishing a new distribution system to deny state prison systems access to a drug used in executions.
Lundbeck Seeks to Curb Use of Drug in Executions Jeanne Whalen 2011
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It's easier to prosecute a capital-punishment case in the US than terminate an incompetent teacher.
Sean Slade: Respecting Education Sean Slade 2011
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Heightening tension over U.S. use of certain drugs in capital-punishment executions, Denmark said it would ask U.S. states not to use a sedative made in Denmark for the killings, while Britain said it was banning companies from exporting three additional drugs to the U.S. for use in capital punishment.
Denmark, Britain Seek to Halt Use of Drugs on U.S. Death-Row Prisoners Jeanne Whalen 2011
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The capital-punishment litmus test comes as Whitman, who is trailing in the polls despite spending more than $140 million of her own money on her campaign, sought to gain an edge with time running out before election day.
Whitman Would Only Appoint Judges Who Support The Death Penalty Los Angeles Times 2010
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State Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer, who helped craft the capital-punishment law as a legislator three decades ago, has now come out against it.
Ohio Gives Execution Procedures a New Look Steve Eder 2012
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The capital-punishment litmus test comes as Whitman, who is trailing in the polls despite spending more than $140 million of her own money on her campaign, sought to gain an edge with time running out before election day.
Whitman Would Only Appoint Judges Who Support The Death Penalty The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The judge, who has 23 years on the bench, has his work cut out for him, according to capital-punishment experts and lawyers involved in the case.
Death-Penalty Racial Law Is Tested Ashby Jones 2012
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