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Colombian rebels free hostage more than 12 years after captureFLORENCIA, Colombia (AP) — A soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by Colombian rebels Tuesday, the International Red Cross said.Sgt. Pablo Emilio Moncayo was one of the longest-held hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC. —UN delays release of report on Bhutto assassination UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday accepted a request from Pakistan’s president to delay the release of a report on the assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, until April 15. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky made the announcement hours before a U.N. commission that investigated Bhutto’s death was scheduled to hold a press conference to discuss the report’s findings.—-NATIONALFederal authorities: Christian militia needed to be ‘taken down’DETROIT (AP) — Federal authorities had been monitoring members of a Michigan-based Christian militia for some time but were forced to “take them down” over the weekend after learning of an imminent threat against police, the U.S. attorney leading the prosecution said Tuesday.”The time had come that we needed to arrest them and take them down,” Barbara McQuade told The Associated Press in an interview at her office.—-Ga. lawmaker wants to impeach attorney general over health careATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia legislator wants to begin the impeachment process against his state attorney general for refusing to sue the federal government over health care reform.Republican state Rep. Mark Hatfield filed a bill Tuesday against Democratic Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is also running for governor.The resolution claims Baker is required by the Georgia constitution to follow Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue’s direction and join 14 other states challenging the Democratic-backed health care bill.—-Body parts discovered at Kansas medical waste company    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officials in Kansas have been trying to identify several body parts, including six heads, found in a truck at a medical waste company.The body parts were found last week in 12 large red plastic tubs in a delivery truck at Stericycle Inc., a medical waste disposal company.The tubs each had shipping labels saying they came from The Learning Center, which is affiliated with the New Mexico company, Bio Care, which distributes bodies for medical research and education. —-LOCALNew Orleans man arrested in ‘taxi’ van rape in Baton Rouge(AP) — Police have arrested a New Orleans man and accused him of picking up a woman in New Orleans in a van marked “taxi,” driving her to Baton Rouge against her will and raping her.Sgt. Don Kelly, a police spokesman, said 38-year-old Rudolph Joseph was booked Monday on one count of forcible rape.—-Third NOPD officer expected to plead guilty for deadly shootingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A third New Orleans police officer is expected to plead guilty in a federal probe of a deadly shooting in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. A person familiar with the case said a bill of information is expected to be filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court against Officer Michael Hunter Jr. Two former police officers already have pleaded guilty to a cover up after police killed two unarmed civilians.