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The truth about the Tory council education chief who used to be an IRA moll
[3 mins]

To the outside world she was the model of middle-class probity. As education chief of a Conservative council, Maria Gatland was one of the most respected members of her community. Until, that is, she was exposed as a former terrorist gun runner for the IRA.

Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care (AP)
[18 mins][Brady, TX]

Farhat Chishty, right, spends time with her mentally retarded son Haseeb Chishty at Denton State School in Denton, Texas, Jan. 16, 2008. In 2002 Haseeb nearly died after a beating and is now confined to a wheelchair and unable to feed himself or use the bathroom. A care worker repeatedly kicked and punched Haseeb and is now serving 15 years for aggravated assault. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

AP - For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions.