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World Service,12 May 2001,26 mins

US Debates The Death Penalty

From Our Own Correspondent

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Timothy McVeigh, Southern Sudan, migrants in China, Nepal and Ronnie Biggs. A decision to delay the execution of the Oklamhoma bomber has sparked a debate over capital punishment in the United States. Reports from Southern Sudan, China, Nepal and from Brazil on train-robber Ronnie Biggs' final days of freedom. Presenter: Martin Handley.

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