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A2 abusetipsnotinvestigated Thousandsofcasesofsuspectedchild abusethatwerereportedtoastatewide hotlinehavegoneuninvestigatedover cialsdis- closedThursday. Thecasesweremisclassi edasnotre- quiringinvestigationsstartingin2009. Atleast125casesalreadyhavebeen identi edwherechildrensubsequently becamethesubjectofanotherchild abuseinvestigation. pardonedin1930scase Boys rapecaseThursdaybyapproving posthumouspardonsmorethan80years afterthearrests. Theboardmadethedecisionduringa hearingforthreeblackmenwhosecon- victionswereneveroverturnedinacase thatcametosymbolizeracialinjusticein theDeepSouthinthe1930s.

Nineblackmaleswerefalselyaccused ofrapingtwowhitewomenonatrainin 1931. Themenwereconvictedbyall-white dantwassentencedtodeath. delayedoversanityissue ThejudgeintheColoradotheater shootingscaseonThursdayinde nitely postponedthetrialofJamesHolmesso attorneyscanarguewhetherheshould undergofurtherpsychiatricevaluation. sonofinsanitytochargesofkilling12 peopleandinjuring70duringapacked midnightshowingofaBatman lmata suburbanDenvertheaterinJuly2012. Watch FromGannettandwirereports Trackingtodayatusatoday.com: JFKremembered XboxOnegoesonsale KingMohammedVIofMoroccovisits Jobsdataannounced iftheyreturntotheminority.

italotsoonerthanyouthink, saidSenateMinorityLeader Obamalaterapplauded Democratsforthevote. veyears patternofobstructioninCon- nessfromgettingdone, Oba- masaidattheWhiteHouse. Obamahaslongcomplained aboutRepublicanattemptsto blockhisnomineestocourts andotherfederalo asvariouslegislativeproposals. patternofobstruction, Obama ahalfyears, headded. Theturningpointinthislat- estshowdownwasRepubli- U.S.CourtofAppealsforthe DistrictofColumbiaCircuit, erfulcourtwithjurisdiction overfederalagenciesand regulations.

Thecourtcurrentlyhasfour judgesappointedbyRepubli- canpresidentsandfourby cies.Butsix“senior judges, veofthemRepublicannomi- DemocratscontroltheSen- ate55-45. Republicanswarneditwill comebacktohauntDemocrats WASHINGTON SenateMa- toSenaterulesThursdaythat willmakeiteasiertoapprove ecutiveandjudicialbranch nominees. TheSenatevoted52-48to reducethethresholdfrom60 votesto51votestoapproveex- ecutiveandjudicialnominees againstunanimousGOPoppo- sition.ThreeDemocrats,Sens. ManchinofWestVirginiaand posedthechange. Theruleschangedoesnot applytoSupremeCourtnomi- 60-vote tolegislation.

ous, saidReid.Inthenation’s li- bustersagainstpresidentialap- duringtheObamaadministra- alsoprotestedGOPactionsto preventup-or-downSenate votesonbillsdevotedtoimmi- otherissues. Thisstoryincludesreportingby DavidJackson. DemocratscurbRepublican blockingofappointments Halfof libusters againstpresidential nominationshave beensince2008 SusanDavisand RichardWolf USATODAY Themoveisreferredtoasthe becauseit blowsuplong-standingSenate procedureandprotectionof minorityrights.Itwouldbethe mostfar-reachingchangeto senatorseasedthetwo-thirds requirementforendingfilibus- quirementof60votes. SenateJudiciary Committee ChairmanPat- Sen.AmyKlo- andSen.Chris leaveafterRe- publicansena- showupcanceled avoteonthe nominationof10 judicialnomi- nees.Atleftis Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, GETTYIMAGES TECH beautifulandsexy. Appleismisconstruingthebreadthof itspatentstoincludesuchthingsas thebasicrectangleshapeofmost smartphonestoday.

ENVIRONMENT Iwouldratherseethem slaughteredthansee themcauseanautomobile accident, StatenIslandBoroughPresident ofwildturkeysinthearea. HEALTH Ifyoutrytotackle achievenothing. Dr.SandroGalea,onthegovernment’s more.Evenastheworld waspressedonthatmo- reallybeenpressedagain. ers. Itistheywhohavecar- havefueleditsflame.

Whentalkturnstothein- youheardthepresident inantanswerinAmerican noadultswerearoundon theFridayoftheassassi- ers.Thisisbecausebaby aretheoneswhohave shapedthenationalmem- oriesofthisevent. theAmericanswhowere 17andunderonthatday sassinationofJohnF.Ken- nedyremainsthewater- shedeventthatbirthed thedecadeweknowasthe andscienceandartand culture.Ithasbeenasin- gularsnowballrolling debrisandholdingonto momentumasithurtles throughsucceedinggen- erations. torwhoservedinVietnam andmadeamovieaboutit beforeturninghisdistinc- tivelycriticallensonthe Kennedyassassination. Becauseheknows whatbecomesclearer witheachpassingyear: Forbetterandforworse, itwastheeventthatde- finedthegenerationthat hasdefinedthewaywe lookattheworldtoday. Boomerwasbornbe- tween1946andthestartof theVietnamWar(about thatarealBoomerisde- finedbytherecollectionof aworld-changingevent: niscingSpot Todefinethecollective broad-brushmillionsof Americanswithastate- pursuit.Manyhavetried, particularlywiththe boomers.Mosthavefall- enshort.Thegroupistoo diverse.

Yetwhenitcomesto oftenunitedbytheway theycharacterizeit.Many havedescribeditnotsim- asabeginning.Itisvari- ouslycastasthestartof whenAmericatookaturn ningofdeepdistrustof erofmanykindsofchaos oftheaccelerationofthe VietnamWarandtheout- of-controldecadeitde- fined. TheJFKAssassinationin madeitpartofwhatcame afterit.Theymadeitpart gitimacy.Ortheyusedit asafoundingmomentfor theunravelingofgovern- Manywhohavechron- icledthegenerationchar- acterizetheassassination insimilarfashion.The sensethatemergesisthat manyboomersfound themselvesinthecurious positionofbeingyoung enoughtobothexperi- enceitandnotexperience eventandsomething theysawthroughtheeyes visionbeforetheywere abletoprocessit.The theygrew. boomerswere34andthe donY.Joneswrotewhat remainsoneofthegener- creditedwithcoiningthe mesmerizingmomentof theiryouth.Timewasfro- saidthisinhishistoryof whenanentireculture takestheshapeofasingle ingslinedupbytheforce jectedtheiridealsonto him.Hismurderwasfelt astheimplosionofpleni- cence.Fromthezeitgeist fantasythateverything hardtoflipoverandcon- Thisisthethingabout larlyonesthatretainan auraofmysteryandcon- emptyvesselstofill.And theKennedyassassina- anyeventinourlifetimes mateemptyvesselforthe mediaagethatKennedy himselfhelpedcreate. thologyactsasitsown itappearstorecedeinto thedistance(andthere echoalwaysmanagesto reverberate. Thatthisemerged fromtheKennedyyearsis nocoincidence.Hiswas thefirstAmericanpresi- dencytoincorporatereal- timemythmakingintoits mediafollowedsuit, buildingtheauraofa losswasallthemorepain- fulbecauseofthestory- linethathadenvelopedit.

Thosesameforceswere harnessedimmediately andtheAmericanmedia atlarge. Americanswhoremem- berthaterathroughchild- assistedbythemultiple souvenireditionsofLife andLookmagazinesand commemorativenewspa- persectionspurchasedby theirparents.Today,more mansareforsaleoneBay. Totalktomembersof abouttheassassination fewmajorthemes emerge.Mournfulness areamongthemoreobvi- ous.Butthereareothers. Thereisthepersistent insistenceofgovernment havebeenhiddenfrom plicitybyjustaboutev- eryoneforjustaboutev- eryreason.Intheeraof aspotentanotionasever. Ifindeedtherewereand areactualconspirators, theywouldhavefoundit tohideamongthevast crowdimplicatedinvari- ousversionsofthecon- spiracy.Thisisnottosay thattheconspiracytheo- Thereisthesensethat Vietnammightnothave centraltraumaofmodern Americamighthave hadKennedylived.There isevidencetosupportthis lyamanwhowasworking saysStone.

Andlurkingbehindit aboutdarkforcespossi- candojustaboutany- thing. erwhohasstudied1960s assassinationsextensive- mentatanassassination symposiuminPittsburgh knowthetruthofourpast Whatmoretosay? WhatelsedoIhaveto BillyJoel(born theFire Whatmoreisthereto waysmorebeingsaid. senseoftheKennedyas- sassinationbecameal- mostasmuchofanevent astheassassinationitself. theory.Hesaysthat Americansbornduring thebabyboomlookback upontheeventsofNov.22, whathashappenedsince thenintothatmomentin time. boomermemoryinterest- ingishowmuchthat memoryisareadingback- wardsofwhatcamedur- themeaningoftheJFKas- sassinationforthemis largelywrittenthrough theprismofthedeathsof RobertF.Kennedy,Mar- SoutheastAsia.Forthem, theassassinationissome detonatorforthedecade Theyseethingsaboutthat dayinDallasandadd whenithappened.And, witheachnewreading, thesnowballgathers moreasitrolls.

selvesthathistorymakes sense.It’sunfathomable andterrifyingtothink thatthingshappenincre- mentallyandhaphazard- ofasingledisaffected havebuilt.So,saysSimon, morethanthegeneration thatlivedthroughitas youngpeople. Thereisnosignthatit isabating.Exactlytheop- versarydawnsthis heavilyinfluencedbyba- byboomerskeepsturning tionalshoulderonemore time. Justlookatthemer- chandiseinrecent atboomerswithpurchas- ingpowerandthedesire tonostalgicallycommem- orate.Thereistheobliga- rativeUltimateCollec- outthisweek.Thereare dozensofnewbookswith ContinuedfromPageA1 JFK KennedyJr.saluteshisfather'scasketinWashington.(AP AP.