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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Friday tossed a subpoena for unaired "60 Minutes" footage that the military says is vital in its effort to prosecute a Marine sergeant in an attack that killed 24 Iraqi civilians.
Military judge Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks said prosecutors had other avenues to get the evidence needed in the case against Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich. Prosecutors say the interview contained admissions of crimes in the attack.
CBS attorneys had told the judge that it was in the public's interest for the subpoena to be quashed, or else potential sources could become more reluctant to talk to the media.
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