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MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a man is too mentally ill to be executed. This is a big development that I can't blog about right now because I'm in meetings all day (the inventors of PowerPoint should be executed, if you ask me).

U.S. Supreme Court blocks execution of mentally ill killer

Supreme Court halts Texas man's execution

High court spares mentally ill killer from execution

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I haven't read the full story yet but it is sure to open up a lot of debate!

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.