Bush makes gaffe over death penalty
George W Bush has made an embarrassing gaffe over the death penalty.
The US President told a gathering in Nebraska that the death penalty is unfair to voters when he meant to say the death tax is unfair.
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The US President told a gathering in Nebraska that the death penalty is unfair to voters when he meant to say the death tax is unfair.
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