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Nation in briefChild shot to anger chief, guard saysCompiled from Times wires© St. Petersburg Times published July 25, 2003 FAIRFAX, Va. - Sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo told a prison guard that he shot a teenage victim to anger Montgomery County, Md., police Chief Charles Moose and that he had intended to shoot an entire busload of children, the guard testified Thursday. Joseph Stracke said at a preliminary hearing that Malvo spoke proudly of shootings committed by him and fellow suspect John Allen Muhammad. Stracke said he asked Malvo why he shot a middle-school student. "To make Chief Moose upset, to make him emotional so he wouldn't think straight, and it worked," the Maryland prison guard quoted Malvo as saying. Moose led the sniper investigation. Malvo, 18, and Muhammad, 42, have been linked to 20 shootings, including 13 deaths, in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. Victims ask why church not chargedBOSTON - Frustrated by a lack of indictments in the clergy sex abuse scandal, victims' groups pledged Thursday to work with Massachusetts' attorney general to toughen child abuse laws and establish an independent board to review abuse allegations against priests. Seven victims and advocates met privately with Attorney General Tom Reilly on Thursday, one day after his office issued a report detailing widespread sexual abuse by priests in the Boston Archdiocese over the past six decades. No criminal charges were filed against church leaders for failing to stop the abuse. Reilly said child-protection laws in place when the abuses took place were too weak to file such charges. Victims who met with Reilly said they want a more detailed explanation on why no charges were filed. RecallCORDLESS DRILLS: Black & Decker models CD1800, date code 20011952 through 20020652 Orange; PS3700, date code 973652 through 983052 (Jade); and PS3725, date code 20003852 through 20013652 (Jade); and PS3750, date code 20002454 through 20005252 (Jade). Cause: Switch may malfunction, causing overheating and possibly fire. Injuries: 2 reported. Action: Stop using the recalled tools, remove the battery and contact the company. Call: 1-866-821-5444. On the Web: www.blackanddecker.com  © 2006 • All Rights Reserved • St. Petersburg Times
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