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Prosecutors had asked f« trial date in late June, while; ioned by Th defense had requested Febm Associated 1 2004. Circuit Judge JaneRn >r this montl picked a date in between, sail } rofe, eport; stolen the bi ilague at Te Jniversity w it allowed twice the time in lews paired Virecj mally granted under law for a speedy trial. “I am not going to berei by Nov. 10. It’s an impost! hroughout tl zent the out! Michael k [ em j C- ( vhen Dr. Th date. It's not a realistic defense attorney complained. Malvo is being tried Fairfax County on mure charges in the Oct. 14 slaying FBI analyst Linda Frankliw side a Home Depot sic Prosecutor Robert Horan Jr.Is )f the infecti ion at Tech, eading fedei dais. The pr not yet said whether he will! ^ em tinsel] for the death penalty. ■ e ' ,or,s from Malvo and John Muhammad. 42, are accused: Ale Of course little on edge killing 13 people and wound' I 1 ! 1 1 rca . , I ° 1 a six in Alabama. teF 1 " Homelal Louisiana, Maryland, Vireii_ and Washington, D.C. They! J brainwash being tried first in Virgin because its laws allow thete opportunities for the dec penalty. Horan has said fingerpit from a rifle, notes to polices phone calls from Malvo linkfe to at least four of the shootings. Muhammad’s trial ii slaying of a man at a is set to begin in mid-Oafe® neighboring Prince County. ng instant n :atch-phrase orism.' Sixt ut on the a Foster child abused, agenc answers y looks for By Herbert G. McCann THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Officials Illinois’ family-services ment were scrambling Tuesd- to figure out where its muC praised child-welfare systi broke down in the case of a year-old boy found chained the neck to a bedpost. Critics said the scandal ind cates the Department Children and Family Servici needs to reduce its reliancef private agencies to watch on children in foster care. Oe critic said it may be time split the department into l» : agencies. “They need to tear it up do something new,” Cook Coni'! Public Guardian Patrick Muif said. “They are using a mo< that was developed in the 18! and hasn’t been changed since In 2000, DCFS became ot! the second state child well* 1 agency in the country to national accreditation from New York-based Accreditatid for Children and Services. At the time, Da* Lieberman of the accredit^ group declared: “Illinois is* ting the pattern for the rest of! country.” But a drug raid Saturday o" South Side Chicago home led the discovery of a foster clii chained to a bed. The chain "d 1 wrapped around his neck ^ held in place with a padkX* The boy wore a soiled dial* 1 wrapped in a plastic bag. According to police, ^ boy’s foster mother, Bryant, 64, said he was char because he stole food. Bryant and the boy’s father, Melvin Bond, 49, charged with child endan? £l ' ment. 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