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...Haberstroh must decide what sentence to request from the judge. Although manslaughter can carry up to five years in prison, sentencing guidelines mean that the Nixons are more likely to get anywhere from probation to a year in jail. Further complicating matters is the fact that the couple have 10 children--and Lorie Nixon is expecting a child in a few months. None of her children has been delivered with medical assistance. Haberstroh is under no illusions that even a harsh penalty will change the Nixons' beliefs. A police detective who interviewed the Nixons reported that the family...
When Fujimori gave the go order last week, the commandos did not attack immediately. They spoke to their colleagues inside, telling them they had 10 minutes to pass the word to the other hostages to get down and take cover. And they had a special request: try to open a heavy, metal-reinforced door leading to the balcony outside the master bedroom. The Peruvians whispered their warnings to the others, including Bolivian Ambassador Jorge Gumucio Granier. The news startled Gumucio, who instantly remembered that the guerrillas had practiced more than 20 times how they would react to a raid...
...Ramsey for two hours Wednesday. Incredibly, the parents said they initially refused to grant formal interviews to police because they were "insulted" that they could be considered potential suspects and had decided that an interrogation would be "a waste of our time and the police's time." A police request for a fifth handwriting sample from Mrs. Ramsey, so that they can check it against the ransom note found in the home, has not been fulfilled...
...times he, or his bureau, has been less independent than he pretended, which has got him into trouble with Republicans on the Hill as well. First there were charges that the FBI went along with White House requests to investigate employees of its travel office. Then there was the matter of the 900 or so private FBI files on former Republican staff members that turned up in the White House. Critics say any number of FBI officials could have blocked the request for their transfer and didn't. Instead Freeh declared that he felt "victimized" by the White House...
...CANDIDATE] FRED THOMPSON TENNESSEE SENATOR [SIGN OF RUNNING] His $6.5 million request to investigate 1996 campaign abuses [PLAUSIBILITY FACTOR] No longer a jinx against movie stars in the White House [WANTS TO REMIND US OF:] John Wayne [ACTUALLY REMINDS US OF:] That guy in The Hunt for Red October