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A former Texas Border Patrol agent is recovering after being beaten by his fellow inmates in a Mississippi prison. Prison officials confirmed that Ignacio Ramos was attacked late Saturday and suffered minor cuts and bruises. Four inmates are under suspicion in the investigation of the assault. Ramos has now been moved to a special housing unit. Ramos and another agent were convicted of shooting a suspected drug smuggler in 2005 and then lying about it. San Diego-area Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter said Ramos should have been segregated from the general prison population for his own safety when he reported to...

Saying he's "more of a Reaganite than Ronald Reagan," a group of military veterans are backing the presidential candidacy of U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter, (R-Calif.) Hunter has served 13 terms in the House representing the San Diego area, home to a major navy base, and was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He remains the ranking Republican member. Hunter announced his race for the presidency earlier this week in South Carolina. Larry Bailey, a retired U.S. Navy Seal, is behind the push by his fellow veterans. "Duncan has been a friend for 20 years," Bailey said. "He was in...