By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY -- U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook and the family of two murder victims appeared Wednesday in front of Gov. Brad Henry's office to draw attention to a commutation that Henry granted in 2004. Istook, a Republican giving up his 5th District seat after 14 years, faces Henry, a Democrat seeking a second term, in the Nov. 7 general election. In 2004, Henry commuted the Oklahoma County death sentence of Osbaldo Torres to life in prison. Torres, a Mexican national, and George Ochoa were sentenced to death for the 1993 killings of Francisco Morales and Maria Yanez. A witness identified Ochoa as the shooter. Olga Mayes, Morales' sister, said the family urged Henry not to grant clemency, adding that the governor never spoke to them personally in making his decision. "What we went through was horrible," Mayes said. Read more... *Read the sisters' letter to Governor Henry.* Posted at 11/02/2006 11:44:00 AM