| Co-defendant's sentence gives hope to Corrales' kin
But he has warned Shore not to talk with them unless he is at his side, and he said his client would invoke the Fifth Amendment to protect against facing new charges. "They could offer him clemency, but I don't know how much clemency they can give him," Waddington said. "If they came to him and said, 'We will wipe out his federal conviction,' he's still going to say what he remembers. I don't honestly see any kind of clemency. I don't see anything like that coming down." Corrales' civilian lawyer, Frank Spinner, said the division's commander could grant clemency to Shore if he agrees to be a prosecution witness. Spinner, a St. Mary's University School of Law graduate, didn't know whether Waddington and his client would accept a plea deal but said he would focus on the premeditated murder charge, explaining, "If I take care of that, I think the others will take care of themselves." Shore told an investigative hearing last fall that Corrales shot the prisoner after ordering his troops to kill all the military-age males they encountered during a raid in Shaheed, near Kirkuk.
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It's an issue that has largely flown under the radar of corporate America, but that is starting to change. Benefits offered by employers focus on treating physical ailments. Social stigma, privacy concerns and difficulty in making a business case for coverage can present other barriers. However, faced with escalating medical costs, large employers are focusing more on measures to prevent problems before they happen. That trend is shedding light on the mental health challenges workers face, Dow Jones Newswires reports. The reason: more use of questionnaires called health risk assessments (HRAs), which ask workers to describe the state of their health. More... .
Movie Talk
Well, there's a cameo at the end from Vin Diesel. And, I mean, that's the least he can do, since the original "Fast and the Furious" launched the career he managed to deep-six in record time. Turning up in this sequel feels like Vin's way of saying, "Please forgive me for 'The Chronicles of Riddick' and 'A Man Apart' and 'xXx' and 'The Pacifier,' and especially for wearing a dead cat on my head and trying to 'act' in that courtroom flick Find Me Guilty'" — am I right? Permalink | | Categories: The 'B' Movie King Another reason to be proud if you're Italian By Alan Smithee | Friday, June 16, 2006, 07:17 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dear Mr. Smithee, Fifteen years ago, when I was but a young teen, my friends and I watched an old horror movie.
Jupiter's boys face tough road
You just have to play good basketball at this time of the year," Gibson said. "But it's always good to have home cooking."
Making the cutAfter one round of playoffs, eight girls' basketball teams from Palm Beach County are still alive.
That number will shrink by at least three after Thursday night's regional semifinal games.
Boynton Beach (19-8) travels to Olympic Heights (15-8), Palm Beach Lakes (22-5) hosts Atlantic (24-4), and Trinity Christian (18-5) is at Lake Worth Christian (17-10).
Suncoast made an unexpected early exit, losing to Rockledge 70-55. The Chargers finished 21-6, but had played nearly the past month of the season and last week's playoff loss without injured starters Ariana Jackson and Ashley Watson.
The game was tied with three minutes to go, but Rockledge forced a number of turnovers that made Suncoast foul to try and stay in the game.
Ankeny to Woodward trail gets DOT money
Ames, Ia. - The Iowa Transportation Commission awarded a state grant of $565,960 today to pay for construction on a key stretch of a planned 25-mile recreational trail between Ankeny and Woodward.
The state money will be used for work on a 5.25-mile section between Madrid and Woodward, including a bridge over the Des Moines River, state officials said.
When the project is completed, the multi-use trail will link Ankeny, Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid, and Woodward, extending through parts of four counties as part of the proposed Central Iowa Trail Loop. The corridor was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation two years ago from the Union Pacific Railroad.
A section of the trail in Ankeny is now open to the public, and another stretch in the Woodward area will open this fall, said Rich Voelker of Snyder & Associates, who is the lead engineer for the trail project.
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Joyce Design Solutions honoredBeverly A. Joyce has announced Joyce Design Solutions won a gold and silver medal in the fifth annual National Service Industry Advertising Awards. Nearly 2,000 entries were received in this years awards. A national panel of judges evaluated and rated entries in 12 groups and 27 categories. Judges awarded 232 Gold Awards, 183 Silver Awards, as well as 147 Bronze Awards. The gold medal was presented for Joyce's work on the 2007 Currier Museum of Art bi-monthly five-color, eight-page newsletter. The silver medal was presented for the 2007 total public relations campaign for The Initiative for Corporate Responsbility and Investor Protection (including their five-color annual report, identity package design and all collateral work).
2 little sisters mourned in W. Deptford
The family in the slate blue house on Red Bank Avenue was quiet, neighbors said, but everyone seemed to know the little girls. Aaliah, 10, and her sister, India, 6, rode their bicycles, waved hello and loved to play with the dog next door. "They were sweet little girls. It's just a tragedy that something like this happened," said neighbor John Randolph, 74. Aaliah Scott and India Duncan were found strangled Thursday night in their West Deptford home after a 90-minute standoff between police and their half-brother Marqueese Lee, 20. Yesterday, Lee was charged in the murders of the girls and aggravated assault on their mother, Lucille Bevans, 38, who fled the home around 8:30 p.m. after Lee allegedly hit her on the head with a hammer, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Vandal spreads tacks to scupper cyclists on Beach Rd
AN anti-cyclist vandal who scattered road tacks in the path of bike riders could have killed someone, police say. Officers today blasted the offender, saying only luck saved a rider from injury or death. A large number of tacks, similar to drawing pins, were deliberately placed along Beach Rd in Mentone on Saturday and caused punctures to several cyclists' tyres. Sen-Sgt Hans Harms, of the Kingston Traffic Management Unit, condemned the act of stupidity and accused the offender of derailing bids to ease tensions between drivers and cyclists. Sen-Sgt Harms said a cyclist could have lost control and swerved into vehicles or other riders. "This stupid act does not assist anyone. "I, along with other organisations such as the Amy Gillett Foundation, are trying to work together with bicycle riders to ensure all road users are safe including vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
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