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Federal Death Penalty

Timothy McVeigh is scheduled to become the first person put to death by the federal government in 38 years. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the recent history of, and controversy surrounding, the federal death penalty. (8:00) Check out other NPR News coverage of the death penalty.

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