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Panetta: Complete background checks by Jan. 21

Panetta: Complete background checks by Jan. 21
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is giving the Defense Department and the military services until Jan. 21 to review the backgrounds of all employees who have contact with children in department programs and to report back in writing. Panetta's

Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions including fourth-degree sexual assault and drug use, a defense official

Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions including fourth-degree sexual assault and drug use, a defense official

How Penn State can repair its image

How Penn State can repair its image
By BREE FOWLERAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A scathing report accusing Penn State coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials of hiding what they knew about Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children is another crippling blow to a school and football program already reeling from

Penn State to renovate areas where boys abused

Penn State to renovate areas where boys abused
By GENARO C. ARMAS and MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State plans to renovate the building where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested boys, confronting one of the most potent and sinister symbols of a scandal from which it is still