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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, said she has requested an independent review of the state's death penalty procedures after the botched execution of Clayton Lockett. Lockett's execution was halted on after 20 minutes when it became clear something went wrong. He died later that night of a suspected heart attack. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Robert Petzel, undersecretary for health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said that so far there is no proof that any vets that died waiting for care. (Associated Press)
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Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, right, talks with Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, on the House floor, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Rep. Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, right, talks with Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, left, on the floor of the House, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, right, gets a hug from Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines, after receiving a plaque in recognition for his leadership role, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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This undated photo provided by Scott Kramer, shows his son, Geddy Kramer of Acworth, Ga. The 19-year-old Kramer opened fire Tuesday at a FedEx package-sorting center where he worked outside Atlanta, wounding six people before committing suicide, police and witnesses said. In addition to a shotgun, the gunman also had an undisclosed number of Molotov cocktails, but he did not use them in the attack, police said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Scott Kramer)
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Illustration on race and affirmative action by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Lydia Polley, speaks to the media regarding the state's death penalty from the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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Oklahoma State Senator Connie Johnson speaks to the media regarding the state's death penalty from the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Lydia Polley, speaks to the media regarding the state's death penalty from the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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Oklahoma State Senator Connie Johnson, left, and House of Represenatives Seneca Scott, right, issues a statement on the Execution of Clayton Lockett and the Oklahoma death penalty from the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Lockett apparently died of a massive heart attack during his botched execution. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
