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N.C. Panel Disbars Duke Prosecutor Jun 16 07:06 PM US/Eastern By AARON BEARD Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - District Attorney Mike Nifong will be disbarred for his disastrous prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, a disciplinary committee decided Saturday. Even the veteran prosecutor said the punishment was appropriate. "This matter has been a fiasco. There's no doubt about it," said committee chairman F. Lane Williamson. Nifong sat motionless, one hand resting over his mouth, as Williamson recounted how he engaged in dishonest and deceitful conduct. He said Nifong's early comments about the case—which...