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Sexually violent predators would be de fined as those who are repeat sexually violent offenders and suffer from a “behavior abnor mality’’ making them likely to engage in an other predatory act of sexual violence. Those who violated the terms of their “outpatient civil commitment’’ could be re turned to prison. “Currently, there is no method to protect the public from sexual predators who serve their entire sentence in prison. ... This is the piece of the puzzle that is missing in our ef forts to protect the public from the worst-of- the-worst sexual predators,” Shapiro said. Former POWs lB " , observe anniven of Geneva Acco “Currently, there is no method to protect the public from sexual predators who serve their entire sentence in prison.” — Sen. Florence Shapiro R - Plano Her original bill would have provided for the civil commitment of sexual predators to a secure facility. But concerns were raised about the approximately $20 million cost to confine an estimated 15 people. “We are nickel-and-dimeing everything now,” Shapiro said. By substituting monitoring for confine ment, she said the cap is eliminated and the cost is lowered to about $3.9 million. m Morales under FBI investigation Fee request brings former attorney general underfire TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A lawyer whose request for a half-billion dollars in legal fees for working on the state’s tobacco settlement has led to an FBI investigation of Texas’ former attorney general agreed Thursday to accept only $1 million. The lawyer, Mark Murr of Houston, is a longtime friend and former law partner of Dan Morales, who was Texas attorney general when the state reached a $17.3 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in early 1998. When Murr submitted his request for legal fees, other private attorneys who worked on the tobacco case for the state said that Murr had done little or nothing to achieve the settlement. Some said they had not even heard of him. Federal investigators and Morales’ successor as attor ney general are now looking into whether Morales falsified paperwork to make it look as if his friend contributed more than he really did. Last year, a state arbitra tion panel decided Murr de served only $260 million. Lat er, a national arbitration panel recommended he get just $1 million. On Thursday, Murr’s attor ney, Roy Minton, and Texas Attorney General John Cornyn announced that Murr would give up the fight for the $260 million and accept the $1 million. Cornyn has ac cused Morales of fraudulently trying to help his friend. “Mr. Murr gave up in the face of what we believe was overwhelming evidence,” Cornyn said. The decision was an nounced just before a federal judge was to hear arguments on whether the three mem bers of the state arbitration panel were illegally selected — they we r e chosen by Murr and Morales. Investigators have not sug gested that Morales profited personally. And Morales has denied any wrongdoing. WASHINGTON (AP) Two former! who have risen to high office ■ John McCain and Texas Congressn Johnson — celebrated the 50th anniv the Geneva Conventions on Thursday.l said the human rights accords were id nored by their North Vietnamesecapta At ceremonies sponsored by the; Red Cross, Johnson, R-Plano, said; goslavia has adhered to the convent^ quirement for humane treatment oft during wartime more than North during its war with America. Yugoslavia released three Americans this week after belatedly allowing a IW visit, and NATO was expected to releaj Yugoslav soldiers. “I think our friends in Europearet tuned to our humanitarian ideals thanp the Asian nations are,” Johnson said, not address the concerns NATO hasi goslav treatment of civilians, who area tected by the Geneva Conventions. The Texan, whose fighter plane' down over North Vietnam in 1966,sp ly seven years as a prisoner of war.' rated combat pilot still bears thescarsa ited hand mobility from injuries during his plane crash and imprisonma Johnson said neither he nor McCain] : seeking the GOP presidential nominate legitimate Red Cross workei during[U of c.iptivit v. and neither was treated a; [ to the Geneva Conventions. The accords, adopted by 188 countr.s 1949, aim to protect human life andij wartime. 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