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A body was found inside the SUV that was the subject of an Amber Alert for Julian King, the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson, Chicago police said Monday.

Deputy Police Chief Wayne Gulliford had no details on the remains discovered in the vehicle that was found in Chicago on Monday morning.Julian has been missing since Hudson's mother and brother were found dead in their home Friday.

Police asked people to look out for a 1994 white Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate X584859.

Julian is described as being 4 feet 11inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. He was wearing a striped brown polo shirt and khaki pants when last seen, authorities said in the Amber Alert.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/27/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html

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The launch of Governor Deval Patrick's ambitious proposal to provide students with a free education, from preschool through community college, will have to be scaled back next year because of the state's ever-worsening budget problems, Education Secretary Paul Reville said.

His acknowledgement, accompanied by recent emergency cuts that touched several educational programs, raises doubt about how much Patrick will be able to accomplish on this key initiative before his term ends in two years.

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/10/27/patrick_pulling_back_on_education/

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A West African court has found Niger's government guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case for the region.

The court found in favour of Hadijatou Mani, who says she was sold aged 12 and made to work for 10 years.

A judge ordered the government - which says it has done all it can to eradicate slavery - to pay Ms Mani 10m CFA francs (£12,430; $19,750).

Despite being outlawed, slavery also persists in other West African states.

Ms Mani was quoted as telling reporters in court that she was "very happy" with the decision.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7692396.stm