ICYMI: Martin Sheen, Sister Helen Prejean on the Fight to Save Ivan Cantu

Advocates Seek Delay in 2/28 Execution With Evidence of Possible Wrongful Conviction WATCH FULL REPLAY Washington, D.C. — Today, MoveOn hosted a press call featuring key advocates—including lead anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean and actor Martin Sheen—who are campaigning to delay an execution of Ivan Cantu. Prejean and fellow activists will deliver remarks and a petition hosted by MoveOn with 60,000 signatures and counting to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis and the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals that requests a delay of Cantu’s February 28 scheduled execution.  A…

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Martin Luther King: How diverse is US politics? – BBC News

BBC News Martin Luther King: How diverse is US politics?BBC News"Give us the ballot," said Dr King, "and we will fill our legislative halls with men of goodwill". Half a century after his death, Reality Check looks at how the racial and ethnic make-up of Congress and state legislatures has changed. The US Congress …and more » us politics – Google News

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