The probation
officer who supervised the man accused of abducting 12-year-old Brooke Bennett
says he felt compelled to recommend the release of Michael Jacques from
probation on an earlier conviction.
The debate about tougher laws for convicted sex offenders
continues to escalate; The NRC sends a team of investigators to Vermont Yankee;
CVPS starts up its home heating aid program
early; and commentator Mike Martin on democracy in France.