"It is appropriate -- it is imperative -- that the ultimate sanction be available for those

"It is appropriate -- it is imperative -- that the ultimate sanction be available for those convicted of these crimes. We believe that the first prosecutions should occur in those jurisdictions that provide ... the best range of availability penalties."
Attorney General John Ashcroft
After John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, were sent to stand trial in two different Virginia jurisdictions on
murder charges that could bring the
death penalty.
"The voters are going to hold Republicans responsible for the budget and the economy."
Brian Riedl
Of the conservative Heritage Foundation.