Law_Crime

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Jeffrey S. DeWitt (left), Phoenix's chief financial officer, was announced by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray as his pick to serve as D.C.'s next chief financial officer, subject to D.C. Council approval. The District is reviewing options if a federal shutdown occurs. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

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Isabelle Barker (left) and her spouse, Cara Palladino, speak during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, near Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The two, who were legally married in Massachusetts and later moved to Pennsylvania, have filed a federal lawsuit aiming to overturn a state law stating that same-sex marriages, including those recorded elsewhere, are not legal within the commonwealth. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Screen grab of William Dorland, director of the Honors College at the University of Maryland. (http://www.honors.umd.edu/directorsbio.php)

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** FILE ** Stacey Rambold stands in a courtroom on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Billings, Mont., after sentencing by Judge G. Todd Baugh for the rape of Cherice Moralez. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, Paul Ruhter)

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This image from video provided by the FBI, shows Aaron Alexis enters Building 197 at the Navy Yard at 8:08 a.m., on Monday, Sept. 16. Alexis, a 34-year-old ex-Navy reservist and IT contractor, fatally shot 12 people inside the Washington Navy Yard building. (FBI via associated press)

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** FILE ** Aaron Alexis was captured on video moving through the hallways of Building 197 at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16 carrying a Remington 870 shotgun. FBI officials said he did not specifically target his shooting victims and was "prepared to die." (FBI via Associated Press)

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Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the general overseeing all desecration cases to "crush" the defendants, who included Capt. James V. Clement. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, file photo, a sidewalk gets shaped in front of new construction in Omaha, Neb. The Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for August on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)