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Parents Say Iraqi Deaths in Haditha Traumatized Marines

HANFORD, Calif. – Family members of two Marines say their sons were ordered to photograph and clean up corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians that members of their unit are suspected of killing, and they have been traumatized ever since. In separate interviews with The Associated Press on Monday, the parents …

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Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Won't Be Fletcher's Running Mate

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s lieutenant governor, a former corruption-fighting prosecutor, announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election with Gov. Ernie Fletcher, whose administration has been caught up in a state hiring scandal. Lt. Gov. Steve Pence said he told Fletcher late Tuesday that he will not seek any office after his …

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Mountain States Setting the Pace for Imprisoning Women

NEW YORK – Oklahoma, Mississippi and the Mountain states have set the pace in increasing the imprisonment of women, while several Northeastern states are curtailing the practice, according to a new report detailing sharp regional differences in the handling of female offenders. The report, to be released Sunday by the …

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