Law_Crime

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George Mason head coach Paul Hewitt, left, talks to Patrick Holloway during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland at the 18th Annual BB&T Classic in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Maryland won 69-62. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Michael Richard Smith pilots his canoe in the Boston Harbor on Dec. 4, 2012. The 49-year-old Maine native said he’s been paddling the waters of metro Boston since at least late summer with all of his possessions aboard a 14-foot, 40-year-old aluminum canoe that he patches with duct tape when necessary. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Qatari women activists holding a banner reading "commit to climate justice 4 all" as they march with local and international activists march to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 1, 2012. (Associated Press)

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D.C. police union Chairman Kristopher Baumann says he is skeptical of crime statistics, given problems including suspension of the daily crime report. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, shown in an undated photo, was killed in the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, during law enforcement operations near California's Santa Cruz Island. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard/ Lt. Stewart Sibert)

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Britain's Prince William arrives Dec. 4, 2012, at the King Edward VII hospital in central London where his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been admitted with a severe form of morning sickness. The two are expecting their first child. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** An "under contract" sign sits outside a home in Glen, Ill., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Police officers stand guard outside the King Edward VII hospital in central London on Dec. 4, 2012, where Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been admitted with a severe form of morning sickness. She and her husband, Prince William, are expecting their first child, it was announced the previous day. (Associated Press)

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"Firms that conduct audits knowing they cannot comply with laws requiring access to these work papers face serious sanctions," said Robert Khuzami, SEC enforcement director. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Tea party supporter William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., protests President Obama's health care law outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)