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Wednesday      
August 6, 2003
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Critics Threaten Split Over Gay Bishop Appointment

We have reaction on the ordination of the first gay bishop in the Episcopal Church.

Ashcroft Watches Judges and Soft Sentencing

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In a memo to government lawyers, Attorney General John Ashcroft wants lawyers to report on judges who give soft sentences and start appealing those sentences.

Juries Impose Death Sentences

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After last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that jurors, not judges, must determine if a defendant warrants the death penalty, opponents of capital punishment are disappointed to learn that juries are imposing death sentences more than they were before.

Robert E. Lee, Part 1

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Roy Blount, Jr. talks about his new book on Robert E. Lee.

California Candidacy Deadline

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It’s the deadline for Californians to declare candidacy for governor in the event of a recall.

Oil in Alaska’s Tundra

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The Energy Department has released a new study that might help companies explore for oil in Alaska’s tundra.

Rialto Fish Market

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We visit an old world fish market in Venice, Italy.

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