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jority support for the death penalty. And one suspects that any poll taken among Virginians would show even stronger support for capital punishment which is a major reason that you can find few holders of major office in the state who don’t back the death penalty.
Consider the fact that while many national Democrats decry capital punishment as outmoded and barbaric, Wilder endorsed it in both of his statewide campaigns and has intervened just once to stop its application.
Attorney General Mary Sue Terry has consistently taken a hard pro-capital punishment stand that has sometimes drawn criticism from liberal groups that normally support Democrats.
Ms. Terry argued publicly against leniency for Giarratano and led the fight to prevent courts from delaying or stopping the execution.
Then last week in what many considered an unusual move she ordered aids to call a background only
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