Utah official gives execution go-ahead, then tweets (The Newsroom)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100618/ts_ynews/ynews_ts2702"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100617/capt.cdcf0933b83147d69f7e16c0f2d64d4d-cdcf0933b83147d69f7e16c0f2d64d4d-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=wXvf4lj4vyc8epuuNr64xw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Chart shows number of executions since 1976 by method." border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - Friday morning's execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad seemed like a punishment straight outside of the 19th century. However the mode of communication used to announce Gardner's impending death was strictly 21st century: Twitter.</p><br clear="all"/> More information: click here