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Missouri Says It Can't Find Execution Doctor

Missouri officials are headed for a showdown with a federal judge after informing him that the state cannot comply with a key part of his order directing the state to change its lethal injection execution procedures. The clash in Missouri raises two thorny questions about capital punishment that are becoming increasingly significant — one concerning judicial oversight, the other the role of the medical community.

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