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A former student-teacher at a Sussex County elementary school would be sentenced to four years in prison if she pleads guilty to having sexual relations with one of her students, under a plea bargain offer made today. Lindsay Massaro, 25, was given until Feb. 14 to accept the offer, which would require her to plead guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault. Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti, sitting in Newton, told Massaro that she could face up to 46½ years in prison if she is convicted of all of the six charges against her, including first-degree aggravated assault....

It doesn't take much when you're the U.S. secretary of state, you're a woman and you're single. Condoleezza Ms. Rice spent some time this week with Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay in his Nova Scotia riding. And there they were on the front page of the New York Times on Wednesday, clasping hands in greeting. The article, with the teaser headline “Dance of Diplomacy,” gently mocks the twitter of the gossip mill and “baseless speculation” about a blossoming romantic relationship. But the story took care to note that Mr. MacKay is “the closest thing to eye candy on the diplomatic...