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SD sheriff and wife retiring
• HAYTI, S.D. (AP) -- Hamlin County Sheriff Dan Mack is retiring after 33 years as sheriff of the eastern South Dakota county.
• Also retiring is Mack's wife, Louise, who has been office manager for the sheriff's department for 32 years.
• The couple will both work part-time as bus drivers. But they tell KELO-TV (http://bit.ly/Ycd95s ) they will try their best to enjoy their free time after working so long for the county.
• The county's chief deputy is lining up interviews to keep the sheriff's office fully staffed.
• Voters first elected Mack sheriff when he was 33 years old. He only faced a challenger in an election three times since then.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. WHAT THE NEW YORK SHOOTER'S NOTE SAID
• William Spengler wanted to burn down the neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people" before shooting at firefighters.
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• 2. SAME WEAPON USED IN NEW YORK AND NEWTOWN
• Police in Webster, N.Y., recovered a .223-caliber semiautomatic Bushmaster rifle -- the same caliber and make used to kill 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school.
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• 3. TORNADOES FOR CHRISTMAS
• The twisters spun across Texas and Alabama, blew the roofs off homes and killed three people.
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• 4. SCARED TO SHOP
• Retail spending grew at the slowest pace since the 2008 recession in a holiday season dampened by economic uncertainty.
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• 5. REPUBLICANS LOOKING FOR COMPROMISE
• After President Obama's re-election, many are willing to bend on immigration, (Continued on page 16)
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