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...Marines who were on the ground in Haditha that day, they too will soon learn what charges they might face. Military sources say Lt. General James Mattis, the senior officer responsible for deciding whether to press charges and the punishments if the Marines are found guilty, will make his recommendations in mid-December. Three Marines, including Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, may be charged with murder for their actions in Haditha after their squadmate, Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas, was killed by an IED in the early morning of that fateful day. The Marines on the ground are alleged to have retaliated...
...Marine spokesman would not comment about the invesitgations or when they might end. "The investigation is ongoing... as soon as the facts are known and decisions on future actions are made, we will make that information available to the public to the fullest extent allowable," says Lt. Col. Sean Gibson...
Deval L. Patrick ’78 handily defeated Lt. Gov. Kerry M. Healey ’82 yesterday, reclaiming the Massachusetts governorship for Democrats after 16 years of Republican administrations. Patrick will be the first black governor of Massachusetts and the only black governor in the nation...
...bluest of blue states: Maryland. That's ironic in a year that has been so bad for Republicans almost everywhere else. But where most of the other key Senate races appear to be trending the Democrats' way, key officials say a last-minute surge by Maryland's Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele could be what stands in the way of their taking back the Senate...
...Patrick, an African American, defeated Lt. Governor Kerry Healey in a fierce and ugly race in the Bay State, and Strickland, a longtime congressman, defeated Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, whose campaign was plagued by statewide G.O.P. scandals. Spitzer easily bested John Faso in New York State. The Republicans could point to victories in a few key states, including California, Texas and Florida...