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Convicted of the 1995 bombing of a U.S. government building in Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh is the first person in 38 years to face federal execution. Find out more about his case, federal executions and other criminals on the nation's death row. As Timothy McVeigh's scheduled 8 a.m. ET execution drew closer, protests continued outside the federal prison and witnesses to his death began to gather. CBS News Legal Consultant Andrew Cohen says a federal judge's refusal to delay Timothy McVeigh's execution marks the beginning of the end for the Oklahoma City bomber. Europe Disapproves President Bush could run into protests over the execution of Timothy McVeigh and capital punishment in general on his European tour, which starts Monday.