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First Sergeant Coffin was the first American soldier to die in Iraq this month, and before the week was out, six more would be killed. On July 2, Marine Corporal Travis Bradach-Nall died clearing mines near Karbala. He was eligible to return to Camp Pendleton, Calif., soon after the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: A Soldier's Life | 7/21/2003 | See Source »

The career of Travis County district attorney Ronald Earle coincides precisely with that of the modern death penalty. Earle was first elected D.A. in 1976, the year the Supreme Court reinstituted capital punishment. At the time, he enthusiastically backed the decision. "I thought it was too simple to talk about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guarding Death's Door | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

Hence Earle has created virtually a second Travis County justice system for murder cases: well before any trial begins, he and his top lieutenants decide for themselves whether someone is guilty and deserves to die. If there's even a hint of doubt, they deny jurors the option of a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guarding Death's Door | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

Why can't we have it both ways? Why is it so hard to have a death penalty and make sure only the guilty receive it? Because of cases like The State of Texas v. Delamora. On Feb. 15, 2001, Travis County sheriff's deputy Keith Ruiz was shot and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guarding Death's Door | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

Richard J. Peterson had an exciting week last week for the first time in ages. As chief market strategist for the U.S.-based data firm Thomson Financial, Peterson keeps track of companies around the world who are buying and selling each other. And after some very slow years, he saw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return Of The Urge To Merge | 7/13/2003 | See Source »

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