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On the libraries front, the Guardian's Benedicte Page reports on our books site that some councils are rethinking their strategy including Northamptonshire, which has reprieved libraries earmaked for closure.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2011

In the last fortnight, his Conservative Cabinet, which must review all executions, has reprieved three murderers from the gallows�all cases in which the juries had not recommended mercy.

From Time Magazine Archive