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The great love of my life marries today and I am not the groom. I had my chance, a few years ago, but did not realize until too late how fleeting my moment with her was meant to be. Whether it was my fault or hers, and, let's face it, it was probably mine, I will wonder always about the life I might have had with the most loving and loveable woman I have ever known. Sometimes, I finally now understand, love, even crazy love, is not enough. Sometimes, as the romance novelists know, timing is everything. But today is...

WATERBURY — Police said the husband of Sgt. Betsy Valentin of Waterbury confessed to falsely reporting her death in Iraq. Late Saturday night, police had a warrant for his arrest. The husband, Edward Valentin, lied and will face felony charges, said Neil O'Leary, the city's acting police chief. Valentin lied to his friends, family and authorities when he said he received a telephone call that Betsy Valentin had been killed in an explosion, O'Leary said. An arrest was expected overnight and O'Leary said a news conference will be held at 1 p.m. today at the police station. Valentin gained national...

The attack plans of 9-11-01 were well known since 1997. Many people were given precise, accurate details of those attacks. The warnings were derided and ignored.