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  • v  resist and fight to a standoff
  • v  wait before acting
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  • Beebe won’t set execution dates for now
    LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe has decided to hold off on setting execution dates because of litigation over Arkansas’ execution law and problems with its death penalty protocol, a spokesman for the governor said Tuesday. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel last month asked Beebe to set execution dates for seven condemned killers after the state Supreme Court declared stays that had been granted to ...
    June 18, 2013 - Arkansas News Bureau
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    Balooga Bull Manitoba’s horse of the year for 2012, failed to hold off an onrushing Pleasant Closing when he made his seasonal debut in the 5 1/2- furlong allowance prep for the Free Press Stakes. On Sunday at Assiniboia Downs, Balooga Bull will be ...
    June 18, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
  • Sky Sox Hold Off Bees in the Ninth to Win
    The Colorado Springs Sky Sox (36-29) hold off the Salt Lake Bees in the ninth inning to win 5-4 (34-34) and split the series on the last game of the homestand.
    June 14, 2013 - KKTV 11 Colorado Springs

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