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Lawmakers branded the move as ‘disturbing’ and compared it to the actions of some terror groups and oppressive governmentsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, has received fierce criticism from across the political…

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