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These 'abuses" are nothing compared to what I and others were trained to do=
and did in seventies and eighties as sworn members of public safety law en=
forcement agencies.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: socalsweeps=20
To: TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com=20
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:42 PM
Subject: [TSCM-L] {4809} no comment
FOXNews.com
- March 04, 2010
GOP Reps. Want Charges Dropped Against SEALs Accused of Abusing Terror Su=
spect
Two Republican lawmakers are seeking to have charges dropped against thre=
e Navy SEALs facing court-martial for accusations of abusing a terror suspe=
ct caught in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.=20
Two Republican lawmakers are seeking to have charges dropped against thre=
e Navy SEALs facing court-martial for accusations of abusing a terror suspe=
ct arrested for an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.=20
The SEALs -- Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonat=
han Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas -- were part=
of a team that in September 2009 captured Ahmed Hashim Abed, the suspected=
plotter behind the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA contractor=
s in Fallujah in 2004.=20
The contractors' bodies were burned and left hanging from a bridge. The i=
mage came to symbolize the rise of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the brutality of th=
e enemy Americans face there.
McCabe is accused of punching Abed in the stomach and giving him a bloody=
lip during the arrest.
Reps. Dan Burton, R-Ind. and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. are holding a new=
s conference Thursday with McCabe and more than a dozen retired Navy SEALs =
and other special forces personnel.
Burton and Human Events, a conservative publication, have gathered petiti=
ons with more than 150,000 signatures demanding that the charges be dropped=
against the men.
The SEALs were offered what's call administrative punishment if they admi=
tted wrongdoing but that would have hurt their future as special operators.
Rather than accept the reprimand, the sailors chose to fight the charges =
in a military court.=20
They were arraigned in military court in December and the trials are set =
to begin in April for Huertas and Keefe, and in May for McCabe, who is char=
ged with assault, dereliction of duty and making a false official statement=
; Keefe is charged with dereliction of duty and making a false official sta=
tement; and Huertas is charged with dereliction of duty, making a false off=
icial statement and impeding an official investigation.
The stakes are high for the three SEALs because a guilty finding could re=
sult in severe punishment. They face up to one year confinement in a milita=
ry facility, demotion to entry-level position and a bad conduct discharge f=
rom the Navy.=20
Supporters are angry the three SEALs face charges. Protests are being org=
anized and several Web sites have popped up defending their case.=20
"The response we've gotten from most of the American people is even if th=
is happened, do we want to saddle the most highly trained special warfare f=
ighters we have -- warriors, heroes who captured this abominable terrorist =
-- do we want to saddle them with federal convictions for the rest of their=
lives?" Lt. Col. Neal Puckett, McCabe's attorney told Fox News.
"The insanity could be stopped at any time,=94 Puckett added. "This is a =
knee jerk reaction to their refusal to accept a lower form of discipline wh=
ich would have ended their careers and would not have given them a fair hea=
ring because guilt had already been established in the minds of senior peop=
le in the chain of command.
"There are so many ways in the military system to handle this short of co=
urt martial," he continued. "That's all we're asking."
Burton has been on the case since December, when he sent a letter to Maj.=
Gen. Charles Cleveland, commander of Special Operations Command Central, a=
sking for all charges against the SEALs to be dropped. Forty members of Con=
gress signed onto Burton's letter, which was also sent to President Obama, =
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Jo=
int Cheifs of Staff.
"My 40 colleagues in Congress and I are asking that the charges be droppe=
d immediately, and for the Navy SEALs to be restored to their capacity with=
in the Special Forces so they can continue the heroic business of fighting =
our nation's most wanted enemies," Burton said in a statement released at t=
he time.
Cleveland defended the court-martial in a response to Burton writing, "Th=
e abuse of a detainee, no matter how minor, creates strategic repercussions=
that harm our nation's security and ultimately costs the lives of U.S. cit=
izens."
Burton told Fox News Thursday that even if the SEALs are guilty of the ch=
arges, he doesn't believe they should be court martialed.
"In fact, I said to the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff if I had b=
een one of the people who captured this guy, I would have broken both his l=
egs," he said. "This guy's a terrorist and I don't think he should be treat=
ed with kid gloves."
Fox News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>These 'abuses" are nothing compared to what I and o=
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March 04, 2010</P>
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Reps. Want Charges Dropped Against SEALs Accused of Abusing Terror=20
Suspect</H1>
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<P=20
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igin: initial">Two=20
Republican lawmakers are seeking to have charges dropped against three Na=
vy=20
SEALs facing court-martial for accusations of abusing a terror suspect ca=
ught=20
in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq. </P>
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<P=20
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17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Two=20
Republican lawmakers are seeking to have charges dropped against three Na=
vy=20
SEALs facing court-martial for accusations of abusing a terror suspect=20
arrested for an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq. </P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">The=20
SEALs -- Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonathan =
Keefe=20
and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas -- were part of a te=
am=20
that in September 2009 captured Ahmed Hashim Abed, the suspected plotter=
=20
behind the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA contractors in=20
Fallujah in 2004. </P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
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17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">The=20
contractors' bodies were burned and left hanging from a bridge. The image=
came=20
to symbolize the rise of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the brutality of the enemy=
=20
Americans face there.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
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17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">McCabe=20
is accused of punching Abed in the stomach and giving him a bloody lip du=
ring=20
the arrest.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Reps.=20
Dan Burton, R-Ind. and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. are holding a news=20
conference Thursday with McCabe and more than a dozen retired Navy SEALs =
and=20
other special forces personnel.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
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17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Burton=20
and Human Events, a conservative publication, have gathered petitions wit=
h=20
more than 150,000 signatures demanding that the charges be dropped agains=
t the=20
men.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">The=20
SEALs were offered what's call administrative punishment if they admitted=
=20
wrongdoing but that would have hurt their future as special operators.</P=
>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Rather=20
than accept the reprimand, the sailors chose to fight the charges in a=20
military court. </P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
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ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">They=20
were arraigned in military court in December and the trials are set to be=
gin=20
in April for Huertas and Keefe, and in May for McCabe, who is charged wit=
h=20
assault, dereliction of duty and making a false official statement; Keefe=
is=20
charged with dereliction of duty and making a false official statement; a=
nd=20
Huertas is charged with dereliction of duty, making a false official stat=
ement=20
and impeding an official investigation.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
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OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">The=20
stakes are high for the three SEALs because a guilty finding could result=
in=20
severe punishment. They face up to one year confinement in a military=20
facility, demotion to entry-level position and a bad conduct discharge fr=
om=20
the Navy. </P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Supporters=20
are angry the three SEALs face charges. Protests are being organized and=
=20
several Web sites have popped up defending their case. </P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">"The=20
response we've gotten from most of the American people is even if this=20
happened, do we want to saddle the most highly trained special warfare=20
fighters we have -- warriors, heroes who captured this abominable terrori=
st --=20
do we want to saddle them with federal convictions for the rest of their=
=20
lives?" Lt. Col. Neal Puckett, McCabe's attorney told Fox News.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">"The=20
insanity could be stopped at any time,=94 Puckett added. "This is a knee =
jerk=20
reaction to their refusal to accept a lower form of discipline which woul=
d=20
have ended their careers and would not have given them a fair hearing bec=
ause=20
guilt had already been established in the minds of senior people in the c=
hain=20
of command.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">"There=20
are so many ways in the military system to handle this short of court=20
martial," he continued. "That's all we're asking."</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Burton=20
has been on the case since December, when he sent a letter to Maj. Gen.=
=20
Charles Cleveland, commander of Special Operations Command Central, askin=
g for=20
all charges against the SEALs to be dropped. Forty members of Congress si=
gned=20
onto Burton's letter, which was also sent to President Obama, Defense=20
Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joi=
nt=20
Cheifs of Staff.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">"My=20
40 colleagues in Congress and I are asking that the charges be dropped=20
immediately, and for the Navy SEALs to be restored to their capacity with=
in=20
the Special Forces so they can continue the heroic business of fighting o=
ur=20
nation's most wanted enemies," Burton said in a statement released at the=
=20
time.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Cleveland=20
defended the court-martial in a response to Burton writing, "The abuse of=
a=20
detainee, no matter how minor, creates strategic repercussions that harm =
our=20
nation's security and ultimately costs the lives of U.S. citizens."</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">Burton=20
told Fox News Thursday that even if the SEALs are guilty of the charges, =
he=20
doesn't believe they should be court martialed.</P>
<P=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
OTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.2em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,=
17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial">"In=20
fact, I said to the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff if I had been =
one=20
of the people who captured this guy, I would have broken both his legs," =
he=20
said. "This guy's a terrorist and I don't think he should be treated with=
kid=20
gloves."</P>
<P=20
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RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-B=
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17,17); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent=
; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outl=
ine-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-or=
igin: initial"><I=20
style=3D"BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BO=
RDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BO=
TTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGRO=
UND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outlin=
e-style: initial; outline-color: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial;=
-webkit-background-origin: initial">Fox=20
News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this=20
report.</I></P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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