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Kim Curtis / Associated Press:
Crips Gang Co-Founder Executed in Calif.  —  SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - Convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang co-founder whose case stirred a national debate about capital punishment versus the possibility of redemption, was executed Tuesday morning.
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Michelle Malkin:
THE TOOKIE FILES: NOTES ON THE FREAK SHOW  —  ***scroll for rolling updates***  —  It's a zoo outside San Quentin prison, where convicted murderer/Crips gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams is scheduled to die by injection at San Quentin Prison at 12:01am Pacific time for murdering four people during two 1979 holdups.
baldilocks:
To A Young One Who Is An Apologist For A Terrorist  —  Sometimes it's of use to respond to one's more problematic commenters, if only to make a point or ten.  —  Jeremy, a William and Mary student, writes in my only other Stanley "Tookie" Williams post:
Los Angeles Times:
Governor Didn't Believe Williams Had Reformed  —  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not just reject Stanley Tookie Williams' request for clemency, he aggressively attacked the central element of the former gang leader's case: Williams, he said, had never really reformed.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Last Hours Of Tookie  —  Stanley "Tookie" Williams has run out of options for avoiding his long-delayed execution, having lost both his bid for clemency and his final appeal to the US Supreme Court this evening.  Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor likely got the call …
TalkLeft:
Arnold Denies Clemency for Stanley "Tookie Williams"
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Death Penalty
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Kieran Healy / Crooked Timber:
Knock Knock, Bang Bang  —  Jim Henley points us to Radley …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
No Clemency for Tookie
Right Wing Nut House:
NOTE TO TOOKIE: SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL FOR ME
CNN:   Supreme Court rejects Williams' plea
Adam Tanner / Reuters:   Schwarzenegger denies clemency to convicted killer
The Anchoress:
St. Tookie and Bad old Benedict XVI?
Discussion: Hog On Ice
Wpnieditor / washingtonpost.blog:
John Harris Responds to Reader Comments  —  Washington Post Political Editor John Harris posted a response to readers in the comments area of the preceding post, but we are posting separately here to make it easier to find.  —  Harris's response follows:  —  Several of the comments here refer to me …
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CNN:
LIVE FROM...  Iraqi Armed Forces to Lead Security for Election; Syrian Critic Murdered; Death and Drama in New York; Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?  ; The Life and Death of Richard Pryor  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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Crooks and Liars:
Sam Seder and the War on Christmas
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H-Bomb / anklebitingpundits.com:
DeLay Having an Impact in Vulnerable Congressional Districts  —  For the past couple of weeks, we have been reporting on the rumblings in the House of Representatives; is a coup afoot?  If so, who is involved?  Could it really be successful?  —  Well, information obtained by ABP yesterday might add fuel to such speculation.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Beyond The War Spin  —  After this week's elections in Iraq, will our national debate be about what the United States should do to salvage the best outcome it can from a war policy that has been riddled with errors and miscalculations?  Or will we mostly discuss how politicians should position themselves on the war?
Discussion: Nitpicker
USA Today:
Bush's job approval rating bounces up a few points  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush's job approval rating, on a long slide since his re-election last year, rebounded from historic lows in a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken this weekend.  (Related: Poll results)
David Aaronovitch / Times of London:
Here's my apology on the 'disaster' of the Iraq war.  Now, where's yours?  —  MANY MORNINGS begin with the Today snort: an almost indefinable simultaneous use of sinus and larynx, it is the audio equivalent of one of Jeremy Paxman's eyebrows leaping off his head and making a bid for freedom among the studio lights.
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Split Screen Bimbos: This Is How We Get Our Information?  —  Tonight's episode of Hardball was truly staggering.  Jim VandeHei pipes up and announces that Stephen Hadley told Karl Rove about Valerie Plame's identity early in the game, prior to his conversation with Robert Novak:
BBC:
Survey finds optimism in new Iraq  —  An opinion poll suggests Iraqis are generally optimistic about their lives, in spite of the violence that has plagued Iraq since the US-led invasion.  —  But the survey, carried out for the BBC and other media, found security fears still dominate most Iraqis' thoughts.
OSM:
Site of Sydney beach riots sealed off (breaking)  —  Many emergency vehicles are converging on the site of the Sydney beach riots.  Radio reporters are suggested a large number of "incidents" are taking place.  Car windows have been smashed and bloodied individuals have been sighted by radio reporters.
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