Brandon Bernard is scheduled to be executed today. “He is not by any measure the offender for whom the average person contemplates the death penalty,” Bernard’s lawyers wrote in his clemency petition. “Ultimately, the father and son team responsible for Brandon’s defense collectively logged just 20% of the preparation time typically spent on a federal capital case, and compressed most …
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How Democrat Joe Biden's Catholic Faith Shaped His Life, Politics Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's faith is central to how he sees the world. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Joe Biden would force American Catholics to pay for abortions, sacrificing his Catholic values to kneel before the leftist mob. KHALID: Joe Biden's campaign seems to think the personal is political. KHALID: McCarthy …