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Illustration: Dangerous drugs by John Camejo for The Washington Times

Jimmy Hoover, 19, left, and Charlie Hoover, center, younger and older brothers, respectively, of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, speak to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. "When I go home, Johnnie's not going to be there," said Jimmy Hoover, "I didn't know how much I had until he was gone." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Jimmy Hoover, 19, left, younger brother of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, is comforted by a family member while listening as John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. Hoover wears a pin with a photograph of his brother. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Michael Murphy, an uncle of John Hoover, a victim killed in crash by Kevin Coffay, listens as John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks to the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, center, is escorted from Montgomery County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kelly Hartman, from right, and Liz Connelly, neighbors of Kevin Coffay, speak with members of the press after Coffay, 20, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, left, enters Montgomery County Circuit Court with his lawyer Michael McAuliffe for his plea hearing after being indicted on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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John McCarthy, Montgomery County state's attorney, speaks on behalf of the families of the three victims of a car crash after Kevin Coffay, 20, the driver in the crash, pled guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Kevin Coffay, 20, center, with his mother, at right, enters Montgomery County Circuit Court for his plea hearing after being indicted on three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, in Rockville, Md. on Nov. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly discusses the details surrounding the case of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and allegations against him of sex-abuse crimes involving young men, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Daniel Shanken)

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Lauren Acquaviva (left), accompanied by her husband, Michael, and son, 10-month-old Matthias, protest outside an administrative building on the Penn State campus on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in State College, Pa. The family was protesting the university administration's handling of an alleged child-sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky (center) arrives in handcuffs at the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania state police and state attorney general's office officials on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa. Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight young men. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Andy Colwell)

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Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington signs the Chapter 9 bankruptcy papers in his office at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Joe Songer)

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Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce discusses the campaign in Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Pearce, the sponsor of Arizona's groundbreaking immigration enforcement law, lost the state's recall election to Jerry Lewis. The recall election, forced by a petition drive, is the first for an Arizona legislator. (Associated Press)

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The controversy that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio generates hasn't stopped presidential candidates from meeting with him, as Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota did in September. The sheriff makes inmates wear pink underwear and live in tents during Arizona's sweltering summers. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Brett O. Feese, a former high-ranking Republican in Pennsylvania, was convicted in a scheme to misuse millions of dollars in taxpayer money.

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Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky sits in a car as he leaves the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa. Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight young men. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Andy Colwell)

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Sen. Ulysses Currie, Prince George's Democrat, leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, after a federal bribery case against him finished for the day. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Holder was scrutinized for his role in allowing, or at least not preventing, a controversial tactic that allowed illegal guns to be smuggled into Mexico. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. takes his seat before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Holder was scrutinized for his role in allowing, or at least not preventing, a controversial tactic that allowed illegal guns to be smuggled into Mexico. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)