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Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs execution bill

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill allowing the use of nitrogen hypoxia for the execution of state inmates in Arkansas on Tuesday .

Louisiana used the controversial method to execute its first inmate in 15 years .

Arkansas is the fifth state to legalize use of the controversial drug.

A shortage of the drugs commonly used in lethal injections has slowed the rate of U.S. executions.

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