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By Tom Jackman, The Washington Post
Virginia abolished parole for convicted criminals in 1995. But more than 6,000 prisoners remain who were arrested prior to 1995, a new lawsuit alleges, and the state parole board denies release to more than 96 percent of them each year.
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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Local governments that use established governmental programs to find and identify criminal illegal immigrants would be given monetary incentives under a newly-proposed senate bill.
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AK: Parnell takes hit for TV ad
By Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News
Candidate for governor Ralph Samuels is calling for a halt to a television ad featuring Gov. Sean Parnell that's being aired by a nonprofit advocating against domestic violence and sexual assault.
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AL: Experts say Christian Coalition poll flawed
By Rob Lowry, The Huntsville Times
A poll conducted by the Christian Coalition on electronic bingo may have been flawed because of the way the questions were worded and the order in which they were asked, polling experts say.
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AZ: DPS -- Man dies after an officer uses Taser
By Michael Ferraresi and JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
An Arkansas man died after a highway-patrol officer used a Taser on him during an altercation on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed Monday.
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AZ: Gag order sought in sweat-lodge trial
By Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Attorneys for a motivational speaker charged in the deaths of three people during an Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony wasted no time going on the offensive after his arrest last week.
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AZ: Sheriff again eyes migrants
By JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Every Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy will receive training on the authority of local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law under a new education program.
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CA: State job bias remedies called separate, unequal
By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle
Californians who complain of job discrimination are steered down two separate paths, a new study says - one for workers who can afford to hire lawyers, and another, less-rewarding road for those who can't.
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CT: Three investigations launched into power plant explosion
By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post
A day after a deadly explosion rocked a power plant in Middletown, a state panel and federal and criminal investigators began searching for the cause of the blast and looking at a list of safety issues that could have contributed to the tragedy.
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FL: Claims of misconduct at FPL prompt investigation
By Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald
State utility regulators and Florida Power & Light's parent company said Monday they would investigate anonymous allegations that FPL managers broke the law and committed fraud by forcing employees to provide inaccurate and misleading information to regulators and shareholders.
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FL: Court refuses to halt execution
By Wire Reports, St. Petersburg Times
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt the execution of a man convicted of murdering a state wildlife officer 25 years ago in Pinellas County.
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GA: Bills address teachers' pay, how to punish cheaters
By Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House and Senate lawmakers have filed bills in support of two of Gov. Sonny Perdue's major education initiatives this year. One would tie teachers' pay to students' performance. The other would make it a crime to cheat on state tests.
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IA: Wheeler, 2 filmmakers charged in tax scandal
By Lee Rood, The Des Moines Register
The Iowa attorney general's office on Monday charged the former manager of the Iowa Film Office with misconduct in office and filed first-degree theft charges against principals in the making of a 2008 film in Council Bluffs.
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ID: Day care judgment marred by bankruptcy
By Andrea Jackson, The Times-News (Twin Falls)
The family that filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Happy Feet Day Care in Twin Falls may never see their $1.26 million judgment, since Happy Feet's owners lacked insurance and have filed for bankruptcy.
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IL: Blagojevich attys refused prosecution trial plans
By Mike Robinson, The Associated Press, Quad-City Times
A federal judge refused Monday to give former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys an early look at key evidence in his corruption case, saying their request was based on "rhetorical flourishes," not legal principles.
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IL: Police called to Cohen party
By Chris Fusco and Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times
Pawn shop owner Scott Lee Cohen's election-night party at the Palmer House Hilton had some unexpected guests -- Chicago Police -- who arrived within an hour after Cohen gave his victory speech in the Democratic lieutenant governor's race.
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IL: Illinois plans reforms for processing DNA
By Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune
Illinois is moving to reform the way DNA evidence from sexual assaults is processed after a Tribune review found that many rape kits were being placed in police storage untested, robbing the state of opportunities to solve crimes and exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
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IN: Indiana bills target dangerous driving
By Kevin Allen, South Bend Tribune
Habitual traffic violators, including those with histories of drunken driving, would have to submit to stricter monitoring if two bills moving through the General Assembly become law.
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ME: FairPoint plan would cut debt sharply
By The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said the reorganization won't prevent it from expanding broadband Internet in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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MN: Courts -- Should child-porn victims get restitution?
By James Walsh, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Every day, "Misty" finds out that another pedophile has been caught with images of her. He could be a pastor, a cop or a mechanic busted with pornographic pictures taken when she was 8 or 9 years old. In each case, another person is making her a victim again and again, said her attorney James Marsh.
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MS: Legislative highlights
By Staff Reports, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)
Mandatory school start date: Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, all public schools in Mississippi would start on Sept. 1, based on an amendment approved Monday in the House.
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MS: House approves ban on nitrous oxide
By PhIl West, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
House members overwhelmingly approved legislation Monday that bars nitrous oxide, which one legislator called "like a vehicle on steroids," in memory of a state trooper killed last May while chasing a Pontiac Trans Am equipped with the gas.
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NC: 2 should quit, state GOP says
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
The head of North Carolina's Republican Party says that two top aides to Gov. Bev Perdue should resign because of poor performance.
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NC: Deputy sent to secure Edwards sex tape
By Michael Biesecker, Rob Christensen and Mark Johnson, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In an order filed late Sunday night, a judge has dispatched an Orange County sheriff's deputy to Atlanta to be present when a bank safety deposit box purported to contain a sex tape of former presidential candidate John Edwards is opened.
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NE: Court -- City within rights
By Maggie O'Brien, Omaha World-Herald
The City of Omaha was within its rights when it took a fire engine and two medic units out of service to save money during a budget crunch, a judge ruled Monday. However, in two other matters, Douglas County District Judge Patrick Mullen found that the city violated a status-quo order from the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations.
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NJ: N.J. probes Passaic County deer kill
By Richard Cowen, The Record of Bergen County
The state is investigating whether all of the deer killed during the culling on Garret Mountain have been properly accounted for — and why so many of the harvested animals were sent to an uncertified butcher.
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NM: State law stalls decision in Block case
By Jason Auslander, Santa Fe New Mexican
Lawyers in the criminal case against state Public Regulation Commission member Jerome Block Jr. argued the finer points of an unusual state law during a hearing Monday, including the meanings of "shall" and "or."
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NM: Tougher DWI penalties derailed
By Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican
Some state senators cited financial reasons as a Senate committee on Monday effectively killed a bill that would have increased DWI penalties.
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NY: Paterson responds to 'sleazy' rumors
By The Associated Press, Times Union (Albany)
New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he denied.
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NY: Departure gives boost to racino bid
By James M. Odato, Times Union (Albany)
The winning bidder in the competition to build a huge racino at Aqueduct Racetrack cut ties with a partner whose criminal record appeared to be a deterrent to consummating the deal.
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TX: Accidents will happen
By Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune
State troopers turned in hundreds of error-riddled accident reports in 2007 and 2008, according to an internal audit report compiled by the Texas Department of Public Safety last year.
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TX: A fact check of the Democratic governor debate
By James Drew and Terrence Stutz, The Dallas Morning News
THE CLAIM: Farouk Shami said that over the past few years, the state has executed a few people who were innocent. He then added, "We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
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US: Lawyers back creating new immigration courts
By Julia Preston, The New York Times
Responding to pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the nation's immigration courts are faltering under a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association called Monday for Congress to scrap the current system and create a new, independent court for immigration cases.
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VT: Burlington claims Morgan Stanley mishandled pension fund
By John Briggs, Burlington Free Press
The administration of Mayor Bob Kiss asked the City Council on Monday for authority to file a claim against Morgan Stanley with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for the company's alleged mishandling of the city's pension investments from 1991 to 2006.
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WI: Lawmaker's CCAP complaints overstated
By The Associated Press, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A state lawmaker exaggerated when he claimed he received hundreds of letters from innocent people who said their lives had been hurt by an online circuit court database.
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