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Bannister's Execution Prompts Protest

The TV actor who played Lou Grant came to Missouri's Capitol Monday to urge mercy for a convicted killer scheduled to die just after midnight, Tuesday night. Phill Brooks has the story from Jefferson City:

Ed Asner was the featured speaker at a small rally just outside the governor's office.

To reporters -- including a foreign film team -- Asner openly conceded the purpose of the event:

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Contents: [242K WAV File - Actor Ed Asner said the rally for Alan Bannister was a "dog and pony" show for the media.]

But the governor's spokesman says his decision will be based on the facts of the case -- not international lobbying.

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