Article: DEATH-PENALTY ISSUE WON'T GO AWAY

Both Michael Dukakis and New York's Mario Cuomo are staunch opponents of the death penalty. Neither one had any trouble getting elected governor despite polls showing the majority of voters in their states favor capital punishment.

Yet the issue keeps coming back, because many voters still believe it is the only way to stop murders and other major violence.

Right now, it's New York's turn to deal with the issue. Next year, during the gubernatorial campaign, it may once again be a hot issue in Massachusetts.

Despite the New York legislature's vote to reinstate the death penalty in New York, Cuomo stood his ground and vetoed the approved legislation, as he had done on every occasion. ...

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