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Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette listens to Assistant Attorney General Maria Lazar make her opening arguments at a hearing in front of Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi at the Dane County Courthouse in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael P. King, Pool)

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Police stand around a warning message painted on a banner left near the site where five dismembered bodies were found on the sidewalk next to a car in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Friday. Four of those killed were police officers who were abducted hours earlier. Acapulco is facing record levels of violence from warring drug cartels.

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Christine Kwapnoski of Bay Point, Calif., an assistant manager at Sam's Club in Concord, Calif., is one of the named plaintiffs in a class-action sex discrimination suit against Wal-Mart over pay and promotions. If the Supreme Court approves, it would be the largest class action in U.S. history, affecting some 1.5 million people. (AP Photo)

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ANDREW S. GERACI/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, shown in his workroom, recently completed his memoir, "Known and Unknown."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Christine Kwapnoski relaxes at home in Bay Point, Calif., earlier this month. Miss Kwapnoski, an assistant manager with Sam's Club in Concord, Calif., is one of the named plaintiffs in a class-action sex-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart over pay and promotions. If the court approves, it would be the largest class action in U.S. history. Arguments are set for Tuesday.

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In an image provided by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the first page of the jury's verdict form shows that jurors were unable to reach a verdict on three of the charges against Barry Bonds in his perjury trial, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in San Francisco. Bonds was convicted of a single charge of obstruction of justice. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California)

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FILE - This May 8, 2003, file photo shows San Francico Giants' Barry Bonds reacting after flying out during the first inning against the Florida Marlins, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. More than three years after Bonds was first indicted, his federal trial is finally nearing its end. The record-setting baseball star is charged with three counts of lying to a grand jury in December 2003. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell, File)

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Amanda Knox looks up at a police officer as she sits in court in Perugia, central Italy, Saturday, March 26, 2011, during her appeals trial. Knox was convicted of murdering her British roommate in Perugia, Meredith Kercher, and sentenced to 26 years in prison. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)

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Virginia Commonwealth's Bradford Burgess makes the winning shot as Florida State's Deividas Dulkys defends during the overtime at a Southwest regional semifinal game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 25, 2011, in San Antonio. VCU won 72-71. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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** FILE ** Commerce Secretary Ron Brown is shown in this May 1995 file photo. The special prosecutor investigating Brown is reviewing activities with an Oklahoma gas company that include a $160,000 payment to Brown's son and trips for a top Commerce aide, according to interviews and documents. (AP Photo/File, J. Scott Applewhite)

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Gerald Klein, attorney Hakim Muhammad who was also arrested in connection with the murder of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard, leaves Rockville Superior Court, after the sentencing of John William Lomax III, in Vernon, Conn., Friday, March 25, 2011. Lomax was sentenced to 18 years for the murder of UConn football player Jasper Howard. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. must appear in federal court next month for a hearing about student loans he is accused of not repaying. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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An ex-aide to Sen. John Ensign whose wife had an affair with the senator that damaged his career has been indicted for illegal lobbying. (Associated Press)

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Cherita Whiting filed the complaint that led to the firing of police officer Micheaux Bishop. (The Washington Times)

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An ex-aide to Sen. John Ensign whose wife had an affair with the senator that damaged his career has been indicted for illegal lobbying. (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has offered to work with Congress on a law that would let law enforcement delay constitutional Miranda warnings to terror suspects. (Associated Press)

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Legal scholar Xu Zhiyong (center) is met with other Chinese lawyers, including Mr. Jiang (right), in a Beijiing restaurant in July 2009. Later that month, Mr. Xu was detained on charges of tax evasion; the charges were dismissed a year later and he was freed. (Associated Press)

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