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ter Chandler makes a formal written request. • Chandler has pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from aggravated assault to escape. • Authorities allege he led officers on a chase after a trooper tried to pull him over for speeding on Sept. 30. They say he eventually was caught and arrested but managed to escape his handcuffs and steal a squad car. A state investigation concluded that Trooper Mike Bock was justified in shooting and wounding Chandler because Chandler threatened to back the squad car into him. •
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 Wednesday: • • 1. WHO WON THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT • Lucky ticket holders in San Jose, Calif. and Georgia will share the $636 million jackpot. • • 2. OBAMA SELECTS GAY ATHLETES FOR SOCHI DELEGATION • The move sends a clear signal to Russia about its treatment of homosexuals. • • 3. WILL THE FED END ECONOMIC STIMULUS • Not yet, say most analysts, as chairman Ben Bernanke wraps up his final Reserve policy meeting today. • • 4. COMPROMISE BUDGET SET TO PASS SENATE • President Obama could sign the bill today after a rare display of bipartisanship wraps up the spending package. • • 5. WHY ASTRONAUTS COULD BE WORKING CHRISTMAS DAY • NASA has ordered a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station. • • 6. UN FEARS 500 KILLED IN SOUTH SUDAN • The fighting is believed to be "largely along ethnic lines"; The United States orders citizens to leave immediately.
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