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Astronaut Charged with Attempted Murder

Astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak has been charged in the attempted kidnapping of a fellow female astronaut in what police call a love triangle involving a male NASA colleague.

Orlando police say that Nowak, a married mother of three, planned to murder a woman she saw as competition for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein.

Pat Duggins of member station WMFE in Orlando talks with Luke Burbank.

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