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(CNN) -- A man coolly and calmly approached the screening area outside the Pentagon Thursday evening and opened fire, grazing two Pentagon police officers before they returned fire, critically wounding him, officials said.

The incident happened at 6:40 p.m., when the man wearing a coat -- with "no real emotion in his face" -- approached the officers outside the Pentagon Metro station, said Pentagon Police Chief Richard S. Keevill.

"As the officers started to ask him for his pass to get into the Pentagon, he drew a weapon from his pocket and started shooting immediately at the officers" from a few feet away, Keevill told reporters.

"He drew a gun and just started shooting immediately."

The two Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers returned fire with their semi-automatic Glock .40-caliber weapons and the suspect, thought to be a U.S. citizen, was critically wounded, Keevill said. He praised the police officers for acting "quickly and decisively to neutralize him as a threat" without hurting anyone else.

Asked how many shots were fired, he said, "Many."

Keevill would not identify the man.

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency is the Pentagon's police department.

Pentagon entrances were locked briefly but all were reopened with the exception of the Pentagon Metro entrance, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Lisa McDonald, a spokeswoman for George Washington Hospital, said three people were being treated there -- both officers and the suspect.

The Pentagon police department, the Arlington County Police Department, U.S. Secret Service and the FBI were all involved in the investigation, Keevill said.

The Pentagon is one of the largest office buildings in the world with three times the floor space of New York's Empire State Building, according to its official Web site.

Some 23,000 military and civilian employees work there.

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Though it contains 17.5 miles of corridors, a person can walk between any two points in the World War II-era building in no more than seven minutes.

CNN's Mike Ahlers, Larry Shaughnessy and Jeanne Meserve contributed to this story.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern Iraq on Wednesday nearly a week after Turkey completed its eight-day ground offensive targeting Kurdish militants, an Iraqi official told CNN.

Turkish troops patrol near the border with Iraq during the February offensive.

Jabbar Yawer, spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government security forces, said at least 16 rounds were fired on Dashti Barzji -- an uninhabited area in Iraq's Irbil province located about 12 miles from Iraq's border. Irbil is one of the three provinces compromising Iraq's Kurdish region.

The Turkish military in Ankara had no immediate comment about the report.

Yawer said Turkish helicopters were seen in the area during the strike but said that the choppers were not involved in the attack.

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The Turkish military for months has been conducting cross-border airstrikes and artillery fire in northern Iraq against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK -- militants who have been launching attacks against Turkey from bases in northern Iraq.

Turkish troops launched a ground offensive on the evening of Feb. 21 "to prevent the region from being used as a safe haven by the terrorists and to contribute to the internal peace and stability of Iraq in the long run."

It was the first significant Turkish ground offensive into Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and it ended after Iraqi and U.S. officials urged Turkey to make the foray as brief as possible.

A total of 240 rebels, 24 troops, and three village guards were killed, the Turkish military said.

The PKK has spent two decades fighting for autonomy for Kurds in southeastern Turkey, with some of its attacks launched from inside northern Iraq. Turks regard the PKK militants as terrorists and point to indiscriminate PKK attacks against civilians as well as police and military targets over the years.

The United States and the European Union also label the PKK a terrorist organization. U.S. officials have shared intelligence with Turkey.

The Iraqi government opposes the PKK presence, but it views the Turkish military incursion as a violation of its sovereignty. E-mail to a friend

CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq in Baghdad and Talia Kayali in Atlanta contributed to this report

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Washington (CNN) -- Reactions ranged from gloom-and-doom predictions to celebrations to ho-hum business-as-usual as the U.S. military changed its rules Tuesday to allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly.

A minute into the new day, at 12:01 a.m., the old "don't ask, don't tell" rule that has been in force since the Clinton administration was gone.

In its place was a policy designed to be blind to sexual orientation and one that the Pentagon brass insists will maintain the military in fighting trim, with no negative impact on "military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion and recruiting and retention."

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told a news conference that the repeal enhanced the integrity of the nation's fighting forces.

"They'll all get up, they'll all go to work, and they'll all be able to do that work honestly, and their fellow citizens will be safe, and that's all that really matters," Mullen said.

Some members of the U.S. military -- many who carefully hid both their identities and sexual orientation for years -- wasted no time in going public.

That included the man who until now had been known as J.D. Smith. Smith had been at the forefront of pushing for the repeal, as co-founder and co-director of a group called OutServe, which bills itself as the Association of Actively Serving LGBT Military Personnel.

As an active-duty service member, he would only speak to the media under a pseudonym. Under the new rules, his real identity can be revealed, and he announced at a news conference Tuesday that he is 1st Lt. Josh Seefried, an airman serving on a base in New Jersey.

Until now, Seefried said, he had worried every day that he could lose his military career if it became known he was gay.

"Today and every day I can go back into work with that burden lifted off my shoulders and not have to worry about it any more," he said. Concerns of a possible hostile reaction from heterosexual colleagues were unfounded, Seefried said, adding that "no one's going hurt us when we go back to our units."

Others joined him. OutServe published a new edition Tuesday called the "Repeal Issue." It was available on some military bases around the world and included photos of 101 active service members openly stating they are gay. The OutServe magazine is also distributed online.

"Now we are stepping forward, to a new day, a new life," wrote Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mills. "A life of openness, integrity, of honor. At last, our country has accepted us -- not for who we love or how we love but who we are."

The magazine said its photo essay on 101 people serving in the military represented just a portion of the approximately 70,000 "currently serving" lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel.

"Today, for the first time in our history, we will welcome the service of any qualified individual who's willing to put on the uniform of our country," said Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican credited with corralling support for the repeal.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, called it "a day to celebrate that it does get better, and we are moving toward a more perfect union."

Seefried wrote a book on his experiences titled "Our Time: Breaking the Silence of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell." It had been advertised under his cover identify, but now Amazon is ready to substitute his real name on the book, he said.

"The book is really important to me because this ties into people finding out that there are other gay military members out there serving," Seefried earlier told CNN. "I remember a book I read when I was in college done by a gay military officer and it gave me courage and I hope this book does the same."

He admitted a lot of people will be surprised, including friends and co-workers of his, as well as many thousands of other military personnel who may learn something new about their battle buddies or colleagues.

"People will be shocked, but at least they are going to be talking about it," Seefried said. "And talking can bring down barriers."

One of the most vocal and active proponents of the change, Alex Nicholson of Servicemembers United, was discharged from the Army in 2002 under the old policy. "I think it is a combination of thoughts and feelings," Nicholson said in a telephone interview. "It's going to be vindication for people discharged. Also there is a sense of relief."

He looks back at the speeches he gave around the country, sometimes in the face of such opposition that he required police protection, and to the political bargaining sessions.

"I feel very fortunate to have been one of those in the rooms on Capitol Hill and in the White House and with senior administration staff," Nicholson said. Congress finally voted in the repeal of the law last December and President Barack Obama signed the legislation just before Christmas.

Panetta said Tuesday that more than 97% of the nation's 2.3 million uniformed service personnel had been trained for the end of "don't ask, don't tell."

One of the most prominent congressional supporters of the change, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, said that from now on, thousands of Americans will be able to serve their country without concealing part of their identity.

"They will no longer have to lie in order to help protect us," Levin said in a statement released by his staff. "The end of 'don't ask, don't tell' is an important victory not just for equality, but integrity."

But a longtime opponent of the change, Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness, said she was concerned that allowing gays and lesbians to serve would drive many loyal troops out of the military.

"Due to the president's political promises, the military faces heavy burdens of confusion and tension that could have been avoided," Donnelly said. "This is nothing for the administration to be proud of."

She said it may be years before the damage to the military is apparent, as some people delay their departure because of a weak economy. It would not be wise to consider recruiting, retention and morale to be assured indefinitely, Donnelly said.

Servicemembers United said today that 14,346 people were discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Some of the people who were forced out under the old policy are now reapplying, as the new rules reopen a door that had been shut. Michael Almy was an Air Force officer for 13 years and helped control the air space over Iraq during some of the fiercest fighting of the war. He left in 2006.

"My hope is to get back in. I've talked to recruiters. I'm starting to look at that process," Almy said. He says that nothing is going to repair the damage to his career, after a five-year gap.

"I'm hoping that I can at least get back in there where I left off and resume my career -- hopefully, just be a role model," Almy said. "Because that's what we need right now; we need gay and lesbian role models, officers and enlisted alike, who can serve honestly and openly next to their straight counterparts and show no detriment to the mission whatsoever."

Servicemembers United's Nicholson predicts smooth sailing for all sides in the coming weeks and months. "I think the real story is going to be the non-story," Nicholson said. "What this is going to do is normalize everything that is already there."

CNN's Tom Cohen contributed to this report.

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text: Josh

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text: airman

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text: base

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text: Until

text: now

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text: every

text: day

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text: could

text: lose

text: his

text: military

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text: known

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text: shoulders

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text: to

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text: any

text: more

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text: Concerns

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text: a

text: possible

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text: from

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text: unfounded

text: Seefried

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text: no

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text: 's

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text: to

text: our

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text: OutServe

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text: Repeal

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text: was

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text: on

text: some

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text: world

text: and

text: included

text: photos

text: of

text: active

text: service

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text: Air

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text: Staff

text: Sgt

text: Jonathan

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text: A

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text: openness

text: integrity

text: of

text: honor

text: At

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text: country

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text: magazine

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text: serving

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text: the

text: military

text: represented

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text: portion

text: of

text: the

text: approximately

text: currently

text: serving

text: lesbian

text: gay

text: bisexual

text: and

text: transgender

text: military

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text: Today

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text: first

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text: in

text: our

text: history

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text: will

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text: the

text: service

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text: any

text: qualified

text: individual

text: who

text: 's

text: willing

text: to

text: put

text: on

text: the

text: uniform

text: of

text: our

text: country

text: said

text: Sen.

text: Susan

text: Collins

text: of

text: Maine

text: a

text: Republican

text: credited

text: with

text: corralling

text: support

text: for

text: the

text: repeal

text: Sen.

text: Chris

text: Coons

text: D

text: Delaware

text: called

text: it

text: a

text: day

text: to

text: celebrate

text: that

text: it

text: does

text: get

text: better

text: and

text: we

text: are

text: moving

text: toward

text: a

text: more

text: perfect

text: union

text: Seefried

text: wrote

text: a

text: book

text: on

text: his

text: experiences

text: titled

text: Our

text: Time

text: Breaking

text: the

text: Silence

text: of

text: Do

text: n't

text: Ask

text: Do

text: n't

text: Tell

text: It

text: had

text: been

text: advertised

text: under

text: his

text: cover

text: identify

text: but

text: now

text: Amazon

text: is

text: ready

text: to

text: substitute

text: his

text: real

text: name

text: on

text: the

text: book

text: he

text: said

text: The

text: book

text: is

text: really

text: important

text: to

text: me

text: because

text: this

text: ties

text: into

text: people

text: finding

text: out

text: that

text: there

text: are

text: other

text: gay

text: military

text: members

text: out

text: there

text: serving

text: Seefried

text: earlier

text: told

text: CNN

text: I

text: remember

text: a

text: book

text: I

text: read

text: when

text: I

text: was

text: in

text: college

text: done

text: by

text: a

text: gay

text: military

text: officer

text: and

text: it

text: gave

text: me

text: courage

text: and

text: I

text: hope

text: this

text: book

text: does

text: the

text: same

text: He

text: admitted

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: people

text: will

text: be

text: surprised

text: including

text: friends

text: and

text: co

text: workers

text: of

text: his

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: many

text: thousands

text: of

text: other

text: military

text: personnel

text: who

text: may

text: learn

text: something

text: new

text: about

text: their

text: battle

text: buddies

text: or

text: colleagues

text: People

text: will

text: be

text: shocked

text: but

text: at

text: least

text: they

text: are

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: talking

text: about

text: it

text: Seefried

text: said

text: And

text: talking

text: can

text: bring

text: down

text: barriers

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: vocal

text: and

text: active

text: proponents

text: of

text: the

text: change

text: Alex

text: Nicholson

text: of

text: Servicemembers

text: United

text: was

text: discharged

text: from

text: the

text: Army

text: in

text: under

text: the

text: old

text: policy

text: I

text: think

text: it

text: is

text: a

text: combination

text: of

text: thoughts

text: and

text: feelings

text: Nicholson

text: said

text: in

text: a

text: telephone

text: interview

text: It

text: 's

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: vindication

text: for

text: people

text: discharged

text: Also

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: sense

text: of

text: relief

text: He

text: looks

text: back

text: at

text: the

text: speeches

text: he

text: gave

text: around

text: the

text: country

text: sometimes

text: in

text: the

text: face

text: of

text: such

text: opposition

text: that

text: he

text: required

text: police

text: protection

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: political

text: bargaining

text: sessions

text: I

text: feel

text: very

text: fortunate

text: to

text: have

text: been

text: one

text: of

text: those

text: in

text: the

text: rooms

text: on

text: Capitol

text: Hill

text: and

text: in

text: the

text: White

text: House

text: and

text: with

text: senior

text: administration

text: staff

text: Nicholson

text: said

text: Congress

text: finally

text: voted

text: in

text: the

text: repeal

text: of

text: the

text: law

text: last

text: December

text: and

text: President

text: Barack

text: Obama

text: signed

text: the

text: legislation

text: just

text: before

text: Christmas

text: Panetta

text: said

text: Tuesday

text: that

text: more

text: than

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: million

text: uniformed

text: service

text: personnel

text: had

text: been

text: trained

text: for

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: do

text: n't

text: ask

text: do

text: n't

text: tell

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: prominent

text: congressional

text: supporters

text: of

text: the

text: change

text: Senate

text: Armed

text: Services

text: Committee

text: Chairman

text: Carl

text: Levin

text: said

text: that

text: from

text: now

text: on

text: thousands

text: of

text: Americans

text: will

text: be

text: able

text: to

text: serve

text: their

text: country

text: without

text: concealing

text: part

text: of

text: their

text: identity

text: They

text: will

text: no

text: longer

text: have

text: to

text: lie

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: help

text: protect

text: us

text: Levin

text: said

text: in

text: a

text: statement

text: released

text: by

text: his

text: staff

text: The

text: end

text: of

text: do

text: n't

text: ask

text: do

text: n't

text: tell

text: is

text: an

text: important

text: victory

text: not

text: just

text: for

text: equality

text: but

text: integrity

text: But

text: a

text: longtime

text: opponent

text: of

text: the

text: change

text: Elaine

text: Donnelly

text: of

text: the

text: Center

text: for

text: Military

text: Readiness

text: said

text: she

text: was

text: concerned

text: that

text: allowing

text: gays

text: and

text: lesbians

text: to

text: serve

text: would

text: drive

text: many

text: loyal

text: troops

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: military

text: Due

text: to

text: the

text: president

text: 's

text: political

text: promises

text: the

text: military

text: faces

text: heavy

text: burdens

text: of

text: confusion

text: and

text: tension

text: that

text: could

text: have

text: been

text: avoided

text: Donnelly

text: said

text: This

text: is

text: nothing

text: for

text: the

text: administration

text: to

text: be

text: proud

text: of

text: She

text: said

text: it

text: may

text: be

text: years

text: before

text: the

text: damage

text: to

text: the

text: military

text: is

text: apparent

text: as

text: some

text: people

text: delay

text: their

text: departure

text: because

text: of

text: a

text: weak

text: economy

text: It

text: would

text: not

text: be

text: wise

text: to

text: consider

text: recruiting

text: retention

text: and

text: morale

text: to

text: be

text: assured

text: indefinitely

text: Donnelly

text: said

text: Servicemembers

text: United

text: said

text: today

text: that

text: people

text: were

text: discharged

text: under

text: the

text: do

text: n't

text: ask

text: do

text: n't

text: tell

text: policy

text: Some

text: of

text: the

text: people

text: who

text: were

text: forced

text: out

text: under

text: the

text: old

text: policy

text: are

text: now

text: reapplying

text: as

text: the

text: new

text: rules

text: reopen

text: a

text: door

text: that

text: had

text: been

text: shut

text: Michael

text: Almy

text: was

text: an

text: Air

text: Force

text: officer

text: for

text: years

text: and

text: helped

text: control

text: the

text: air

text: space

text: over

text: Iraq

text: during

text: some

text: of

text: the

text: fiercest

text: fighting

text: of

text: the

text: war

text: He

text: left

text: in

text: My

text: hope

text: is

text: to

text: get

text: back

text: in

text: I

text: 've

text: talked

text: to

text: recruiters

text: I

text: 'm

text: starting

text: to

text: look

text: at

text: that

text: process

text: Almy

text: said

text: He

text: says

text: that

text: nothing

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: repair

text: the

text: damage

text: to

text: his

text: career

text: after

text: a

text: five

text: year

text: gap

text: I

text: 'm

text: hoping

text: that

text: I

text: can

text: at

text: least

text: get

text: back

text: in

text: there

text: where

text: I

text: left

text: off

text: and

text: resume

text: my

text: career

text: hopefully

text: just

text: be

text: a

text: role

text: model

text: Almy

text: said

text: Because

text: that

text: 's

text: what

text: we

text: need

text: right

text: now

text: we

text: need

text: gay

text: and

text: lesbian

text: role

text: models

text: officers

text: and

text: enlisted

text: alike

text: who

text: can

text: serve

text: honestly

text: and

text: openly

text: next

text: to

text: their

text: straight

text: counterparts

text: and

text: show

text: no

text: detriment

text: to

text: the

text: mission

text: whatsoever

text: Servicemembers

text: United

text: 's

text: Nicholson

text: predicts

text: smooth

text: sailing

text: for

text: all

text: sides

text: in

text: the

text: coming

text: weeks

text: and

text: months

text: I

text: think

text: the

text: real

text: story

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: non

text: story

text: Nicholson

text: said

text: What

text: this

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: do

text: is

text: normalize

text: everything

text: that

text: is

text: already

text: there

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Tom

text: Cohen

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: When will the "Don't ask, don't tell policy" end?

answer: 12:01 a.m.,

text: 12:01 a.m.,

question: What was it that Seefried revealed

answer: he

text: he

question: What do opponents predict will happen?

answer: would drive many loyal troops out of the military.

text: would drive many loyal troops out of the military.

question: What do opponents of the change predict?

answer: allowing gays and lesbians to serve would drive many loyal troops out of the military.

text: allowing gays and lesbians to serve would drive many loyal troops out of the military.

question: When does the Don't ask, don't tell policy end?

answer: at 12:01 a.m.,

text: at 12:01 a.m.,

question: What did First Lt. Josh Seefried reveal?

answer: he was gay.

text: he was gay.

question: What is the name of the gay activist?

answer: Josh Seefried,

text: Josh Seefried,


text:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Georgia judge threw the book at Brian Nichols on Saturday, giving him four consecutive sentences of life without parole for a 2005 shooting rampage that started in an Atlanta courthouse.

Brian Nichols tells the court Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, "I will not bring dishonor to the decision to spare my life."

"I'm giving you the maximum -- every day I could give you. If I could give you more, I would," Superior Court Judge James Bodiford told Nichols.

Nichols, 37, was convicted last month of 54 counts for a deadly shooting rampage that began March 11, 2005, in the same courthouse where he stood trial.

Nichols, who was being tried for rape, shot three people to death as he escaped from the downtown courthouse that day and a federal agent the next day in Atlanta's Buckhead district before being captured in neighboring Gwinnett County.

"I know that the things that I've done caused a lot of pain, and I am sorry," Nichols, who remained seated, told the court before sentence was pronounced. "And I just wanted to say that I will not bring dishonor to the decision to spare my life."  Watch victims' family members react to the sentence Â»

Nichols was spared a death sentence Friday after the jury deliberating his fate announced that it could not agree on a sentence.

Bodiford gave Nichols the maximum sentence on all the non-murder charges, and ordered them to be served consecutively.

Those terms ranged from five years for escape to life for armed robbery. Other charges included aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, robbery by force, theft by taking, hijacking a motor vehicle and false imprisonment.

"It's a large number of years. It's many lifetimes," Bodiford said.

Bodiford ordered that Nichols serve his time in the Georgia state penal system, forgoing the possibility of sending him to the federal maximum-security prison in Colorado.

Bodiford implored Nichols' family and attorneys never to trust Nichols again.

"There's ample evidence that trusting him will get you killed," he said in concluding the sentencing hearing.

Jurors told Bodiford on Friday night that they were deadlocked, with nine in favor of death and three in favor of life without parole.

Under Georgia law, the jurors must reach a unanimous decision in order to impose a death sentence. In the absence of a unanimous jury verdict, the decision fell in the hands of Bodiford.

Defense lawyers said Nichols, who confessed to the killings, suffers from a mental disorder.

The jurors unanimously found the necessary aggravating circumstances in the four murders, but they were split over the death penalty.

After nine weeks of testimony, the jury found Nichols guilty of 54 counts, which included the four murders plus numerous aggravated assaults, carjackings and kidnappings.

The shootings began in the Fulton County Courthouse, where Nichols was set to stand trial for rape. He overpowered a sheriff's deputy and took her gun before proceeding to the courtroom of Judge Rowland Barnes, killing him and court reporter Julie Ann Brandau.

Sgt. Hoyt Teasley chased Nichols to outside the courthouse, where Nichols fatally shot him.

Nichols killed off-duty U.S. Customs Agent David Wilhelm as he worked on a house in Buckhead the next day. He was captured later that day after a standoff with police in the apartment of a woman he had taken hostage in Gwinnett County.

The case drew nationwide attention, in part because of the cost of Nichols' representation: about $2 million at last accounting.

Nichols had attempted to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence, but the Fulton County District Attorney's Office would not take the death penalty off the table.

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(CNN) -- Search efforts turned into a recovery operation Monday for a U.S. Navy instructor pilot presumed dead after his plane crashed into Lake Pontchartrain, just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, during a routine training mission, a Navy spokesman said.

The student pilot on the plane was rescued about two hours after the crash Saturday night and taken to a hospital for mild hypothermia and moderate injuries, according to the Navy. He has since been released.

The missing instructor pilot has been identified as Lt. Clinton Wermers, 33, of Mitchell, South Dakota. The Navy did not identify the rescued student pilot. The two pilots were attached to Training Squadron 6 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida.

Initial reports were that both the pilots were clinging to the aircraft before it sank, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is assisting in the search. Lt. Brett Dawson, a Navy air training spokesman, told CNN Monday that the wreckage of the plane has been located and a salvage unit will be working to recover it. The cause of the crash is under investigation, Dawson said.

Air traffic controllers at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans notified the Coast Guard at 6:40 p.m. Saturday that a U.S. Navy T-34 training plane was no longer visible on radar, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The plane had been approaching the airport during a routine nighttime instrument training mission, the Navy said.

The T-34 is a single-engine, single-prop plane used for primary training for student pilots. It does not have an ejection mechanism, Dawson said. Instead, pilots can open the canopy, slide it back and roll out of the aircraft.

At the time of the crash, the temperature was 50 degrees Fahrenheit with calm winds, the Coast Guard said. The water temperature was 52 degrees.

CNN's Sarah Aarthun and Sara Pratley contributed to this report.

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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A former Iranian presidential candidate is calling on one of the Islamic republic's most powerful clerics to approve a special committee to investigate alleged mistreatment of detainees arrested in the aftermath of the disputed presidential elections.

Mehdi Karrubi says an "impartial committee" is needed to investigate alleged mistreatment of detainees.

In an open letter to Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani posted Saturday on his party's Web site, reformist Mehdi Karrubi says an "impartial committee" is needed to "investigate these tragedies with transparency until they are resolved." He said he is willing to lead the investigation in a "truthful, unbiased fashion."

The letter is dated July 29 and was posted on the Karrubi's Eetemade-Melli (National Trust) party's Web site, called Saham News. The Web site said the letter was posted after Rafsanjani failed to respond.

The treatment of detainees at Iran's prisons has increasingly become a high profile issue, with human-rights groups accusing guards of conducting harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture to coerce false confessions.

Iranian media reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ordered one prison, Kahrizak, shut down amid reports it did not measure up to the required standards. Kahrizak's chief was fired and arrested over allegations of detainee mistreatment, according to local reports Saturday.

A special parliamentary committee has made rounds at Tehran's Evin prison, but did not find any signs of abuse, according to recent media reports. Hundreds of detainees have since been reportedly released from Evin, though "political figures" were held and put on trial.

In his plea for an investigation, Karrubi says he has heard descriptions of torture and violence that make his "body shake," though he doesn't specify a prison.

"Some of the former detainees have told of such brutal and violent, repeated rapes of the young women [in detention] that have caused irreparable damage to their reproductive systems," Karrubi says in the letter. "Others have raped our detained young men with such brutality that they [the victims] have been afflicted by depression and are no longer speaking with anyone and refuse to leave the dark corners of their houses."

He adds that an investigation will "teach a lesson to the thugs and criminals in the future and prevent the smearing of the reputation of the Islamic Republic."

Rafsanjani -- a former president and head of the Assembly of Experts, the council responsible for appointing or removing the supreme leader -- called for the release of the detainees during a highly anticipated July 17 sermon at Friday prayers.

He backed Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi in the presidential election, in which hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the overwhelming winner. Karrubi and Moussavi unsuccessfully challenged the results for weeks, and Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term last week.

Rafsanjani himself has been accused of helping fuel the post-election unrest as part of recent mass trials of the remaining detainees over the past week.

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Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Just like any other first family in the world, North Korea's secretive Kim dynasty is often the focus of gossip and rumors, especially in neighboring South Korea.

There was a lot of speculation after a recent report that Kim Jong Il's grandson, identified as 16-year-old Kim Han-sol, was scheduled to enter an international school in Bosnia. Less than a week after the report, YouTube screen shots and pictures -- reportedly of the grandson -- have been plastered on the news in South Korea.

South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that it had tracked down photos of the grandson from the Bosnian school's Facebook page and published the pictures. The young man appears in photos wearing a suit and black horn-rimmed glasses posing with a woman at what appears to be a party.

In another photo, the young man sports a blonde hairdo and is wearing a black T-shirt on the streets. The news agency reported Kim's nationality on the school website was set as North Korean. The school, the United World College in Mostar, confirmed its acceptance of a 16-year-old North Korean student named Kim Han-sol through a press release but stopped short of confirming the identity of the individual.

"The entry of a student from North Korea, furthermore from a very well-known family, has understandably generated surprise and comment, some of it critical," it said in a statement.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Han-sol is the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's oldest son, Kim Jong-nam. Kim Jong-nam is the family's most outspoken member and has been seen at airports and other venues outside of North Korea. He is viewed by many as the outcast of the Kim family. It is believed the oldest Kim fell out of favor when he was stopped in Japan trying to enter on a forged passport on his way to Disneyland in 2001.

The South Korean media has also focused on YouTube postings that Yonhap News Agency says feature Kim Han-sol. Yonhap released shots in which the YouTube user claims to be a North Korean studying in Macau. The person also claims to be "related (to the Kim family)."

CNN could not independently confirm the identity of the YouTube user or the person shown in the pictures in the South Korean media. There are no known public photographs of Kim Han-sol and there's been no comment from the Kim family.

The reclusive nature of the family leaves media outlets to leap at whatever opportunity they can to gain more insight into the lives of the Kim Jong Il family. Experts have commonly used photos released by the North Korean state-run news agency to speculate on the health of Kim Jong Il, examining facial color, posture, and even the style of shoes the leader is wearing.

But the lack of access to verify most of what is circulated in the news has also led to blunders in the past. A photograph once released as an exclusive shot of one of the leader's sons later turned out to be an average South Korean man. The incident was only corrected after the man in the photo spoke out saying he was shocked to see he had turned into a Kim dynasty member overnight.

As the latest round of speculation continues, the YouTube account reportedly linked to the grandson is no longer accessible and has been closed.

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question: who  has published alleged photos of Kim Jong Il's grandson?

answer: South Korea's Yonhap News Agency

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question: Where did the pictures come from?

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(CNN) -- All sides involved in the controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells in research claimed vindication Tuesday after two teams of researchers reported having reprogrammed human skin cells to act like the stem cells, which have the potential of morphing into other cells and thereby curing disease.

President Bush has twice vetoed bills that would have eased limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research.

People who believe that life begins at conception liken the destruction of the embryonic stem cells to killing and therefore oppose their use in research. The new research, they said, shows that alternatives are available.

"By avoiding techniques that destroy life, while vigorously supporting alternative approaches, President Bush is encouraging scientific advancement within ethical boundaries," the White House said Tuesday in a written statement on the new research.

Bush has twice vetoed bills that would have eased restrictions on the use of federal funds for research involving embryonic stem cells. Watch Bush state why he opposes the use of stem cells

In August 2001, he limited federal funding for embryonic stem cell research to lines that had already been created.

But some researchers say those cells are not useful.

"The president believes medical problems can be solved without compromising either the high aims of science or the sanctity of human life," the White House statement said. "We will continue to encourage scientists to expand the frontiers of stem cell research and continue to advance the understanding of human biology in an ethically responsible way." Watch a Harvard expert talk about what's next in stem cell research Â»

"This breakthrough provides further evidence that the most promising avenues of stem cell research are also the most ethical," concurred Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, a physician. "Politicians should note that the scientific community is moving rapidly without the assistance of laws requiring the taxpayer-funded destruction of human life."

He added, "This breakthrough helps vindicate President Bush's policy and his vetoes of Congress' short-sighted and outdated approach to stem cell research. History will note the wisdom of President Bush's refusal to set a dangerous precedent that could not be easily undone."

And Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said he believes "that the current stem cell policy has been very important in driving the discovery of ethical and successful ways for scientists to find treatments and cures.

"What has too often been missing from this important debate is a simple fact of modern science: Encouraging medical research and protecting the sanctity of life are not mutually exclusive goals."

The methods described in the papers about the new research "should continue to be pursued and strongly promoted, as they should help to steer the entire field of stem cell research in a more explicitly ethical direction by circumventing the moral quagmire associated with destroying human embryos," said the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a posting on its Web site.

But those views were not shared by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who has pushed for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research and said he will continue to do so.

"Our top researchers recognize that this new development does not mean that we should discontinue studying embryonic stem cells," he said in a written statement. "Scientists may yet find that embryonic stem cells are more powerful. We need to continue to pursue all alternatives as we search for treatments for diabetes, Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries."

He added that Tuesday's announcement "reiterates the need for federal support for medical research and again points out the president's misplaced priorities in vetoing the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill which included a substantial increase for the National Institutes of Health."

A lead author of one of the landmark studies, James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, urged that reprogrammed cells not wholly supplant embryonic stem cells in research.

"I don't like the idea of pulling the plug," he told reporters in a conference call.

He added that Tuesday's advances in reprogramming cells would not have been possible without the advancements in embryonic stem cell research over the past decade. E-mail to a friend

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question: Who is commenting on the subject?

answer: James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

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question: What are human skin cells reprogrammed to do?

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question: What will Harkin pursue?

answer: all alternatives as we search for treatments for diabetes, Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries."

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question: What does bush say about the advance in stem cell research

answer: "By avoiding techniques that destroy life, while vigorously supporting alternative approaches, President

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question: Can human skin cells be reprogrammed to act like embryonic stem cells

answer: two teams of researchers reported having

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question: What did Harkin say?

answer: "Our top researchers recognize that this new development does not mean that we should discontinue studying embryonic stem cells,"

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