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Rick Perry's Handling of Willingham Case: Questions Go Back More Than 5 Years

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:14am — Sarah

From the Chicago Tribune (with pictures of the chilldren who died in the fire, the house and stills from the investigation video, as well as of Willingham): As far back as 2004, Rick Perry -- who's now become the target of ABC News and maybe CNN's Anderson Cooper too -- refused to consider the possibility, despite scientific evidence, that he'd ordered an execution for an innocent man to go forward. Two days before a state panel on forensic science was to hear further information -- and start work on a report the final version of which would've come out just about in time to torpedo Goodhair's primary campaign against KBH -- the Governor replaced three members of that panel, including the chair, with political cronies. Guess what?


Yep. No hearing. No further plans, from the new chair, to look at the case any more. No report.

Smells like ... Enron. With Nixonian bbq sauce on the side.

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