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Judge Halts Jury Selection in Jessica Lunsford Case

TAVARES, Fla. – A judge on Thursday halted the murder trial of a convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping, raping and burying alive a 9-year-old girl, who died by asphyxiation, because of the difficulty finding jurors who had not been exposed to media reports or other discussions of the case. …

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Incumbent Akaka Defeats Case in Democratic Senate Primary in Hawaii

HONOLULU – Rep. Ed Case conceded defeat to Sen. Daniel Akaka in phone call late Saturday after voters in Hawaii’s Democratic primary gave the liberal incumbent a wide lead. Case conceded the race when returns showed he trailed by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent with roughly two-thirds …

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Colorado Police Arrest Suspect in Car-Dragging Death of Woman

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – A man was arrested in the gruesome dragging death of a woman after a stained and tattered photograph of him was found at the crime scene, police said Wednesday. Jose Luis Rubi-Nava, 36, was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of murder and jailed without bail. Investigators …

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