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Execution date: Dec. 13 Conviction: Stanley Tookie Williams 51, a co-founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles, was found guilty in 1981 and sentenced to death for murdering a convenience store clerk, Albert Owens, in Whittier (Los Angeles County) and two motel owners, Yen-I Yang, Tsai-Shai Yang and their daughter Yee-Chen Lin during two separate robberies in 1979. His final appeal, to the U.S. Supreme Court, was denied in October. Williams' claims innocence and his petition for clemency briefly alleges that evidence against him was circumstantial and as well as racial bias in the convening of an all-white jury (Williams is black). With court appeals nearly exhausted, Williams has pointed to the children's books and gang-peace initiatives he has produced from behind prison walls as proof he is a reformed man and worthy of clemency. Williams has never admitted guilt for any of the murders he was convicted of. Williams, 51, the co-founder of the Crips gang and the four-time convic...

In yet another bit of bad news for the Republicans, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned his office today after pleading guilty to fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery and tax evasion in a political corruption case. While it’s my first reaction to chalk another one up on the board, it just struck me that the opposition probably has just a many bad eggs as the GOP does. It’s just they haven’t been caught....yet. I mean we had a Rhodes Scholar in office the last time a Democrat was in the White House and he couldn’t seem to keep himself out of trouble, so who’s to say what troubles are a brewing if and when the DNC takes over again. Most troubling and the bigger question is: What happens to a man like Duke Cunningham, with his Happy Days Americana name? The Duke was pretty blatant about his dealings and didn’t seem to trouble to cover it up much, at first. I mean com’on, you’re there because you took an oath to faithfully defend and protect the constitution of the United States...