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Police squad cars all across America bear the slogan, “There’s no excuse for domestic violence.” Yet there is one situation in which the media and the public seem to feel that domestic violence is sometimes excusable — when the perpetrator is a woman, and the victim is a man. Imagine a woman trapped in a loveless marriage with a jealous, potentially violent husband whom she believes may be cheating on her. She stays in the marriage because she fears she could be separated from her children should they divorce, and finds understanding, companionship and passion in a relationship with a...

HoustonChronicle.com -- http://www.HoustonChronicle.com | Section: Local & State Feb. 17, 2003, 10:49PM Witness to Harris murder loses job Hotel worker was fired day after testifying By JO ANN ZUNIGA Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle A Clear Lake-area hotel official who saw Clara Harris run over and kill her husband with her Mercedes-Benz was unjustly fired the day after he testified in Harris' murder trial, his lawyer said Monday. Evangelos Smiros was fired from the Nassau Bay Hilton on Jan. 24 because the hotel fears possible legal action from the Harris family, said attorney Chip Lewis. The hotel's corporate lawyer, Debra Thomas, said Smiros'...