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Illinois poised to abolish death penalty
Jan 11, 2011 21:06 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois was poised to become the first state since 2009 to abolish the death penalty after the state Senate approved the ban on Tuesday and sent it to Democratic Governor Pat Quinn for his signature.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Kwame Raoul | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 13th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Barack Obama |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kali Raoul |
| Alma mater | Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D.) DePaul University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
