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• Lindsey Riter-Rapp, representing the South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, said the Miller v. Alabama Supreme Court case addressed juvenile homicide cases and how children should be treated differently than adults.
• "That case did not deal with other classes of crimes," she said.
• She said judges and attorneys can address what statements should be considered in court.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. THE POST-CHAVEZ ERA
• Vice President Nicolas Maduro became Venezuela's interim president and will run as the governing party candidate in elections in a month.
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• 2. DOW'S RECORD HIGH DOESN'T IMPRESS WALL STREET
• Memories of the financial meltdown are too fresh and the economy is too uncertain to celebrate after Tuesday's closing at 14,253.77.
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• 3. TSA OKS SMALL KNIVES ON PLANES
• Airline passengers shrugged at the change, which also will allow souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and sports equipment.
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• 4. SYRIAN REFUGEES HIT MILESTONE
• The number of people who have fled the war-ravaged country for Lebanon, Jordan and other nations hit 1 million.
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• 5. WHERE BUDGET CUTS MIGHT HURT THE MOST
• Beltway suburbs around Washington, D.C., will likely lose out with furloughs of federal employees and cuts to the civilian military.
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• 6. HOW MUCH MONEY THE U.S. SPENT IN IRAQ
• More than $60 billion on reconstruction grants to help the country get back on its feet -- about $15 million a day.
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• 7. THE COMET THAT GOT THIS CLOSE TO EARTH
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