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By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO » A Republi- can candidate for Califor- nia attorney general said Friday that state lawmak- ers who are found guilty of crimes that endanger the lives of others should face the death penalty. Phil Wyman, who spent 17 years in the state Leg - islature, said he was moti- vated by the case of Demo- cratic Sen. Leland Yee. Yee faces federal charges that include an attempt to co- ordinate an international gun-running scheme from the Philippines. Wyman also criticized Democratic Attorney Gen - eral Kamala Harris for be- ing "silent as a mouse" on the corruption cases that have marred the state Senate. Wyman said in a news re - lease and subsequent tele- phone interview that the "most egregious" abus- ers of their public office, if convicted, should be able to choose their method of death — public hanging, fir - ing squad or lethal injection — as a deterrent to others. "If they know that it's gun- running and they know it's going into a terrorist organi - zation in the Philippines, that person earns the death pen- alty, and especially if they're in elected office," Wyman said in the interview. Prosecutors would not have to prove that deaths occurred, he said; an of - ficeholder promoting the potential for violence would be enough. California law currently allows lethal injections for murders committed with aggravating circumstances. "Firing squad, at least that's a bit more macho than getting some other cocktail. Let that person choose. That person's been at the pinna - cle of power. If he wants to be executed by firing squad, let him," he said in the inter- view. "I want to discourage and teach the new genera- tion about values — that no- body is above the law." Wyman served in the state Senate from 1993 to 1994 and in the Assembly from 1978 to 1992 and again from 2000 to 2002. CAlifORNiA Ag RACE Ca nd id at e: d ea th p en al ty for corrupt lawmakers By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHiNgTON » A retired general chosen to explore flaws in U.S. nuclear forces signed off one year ago on a study describing the nuclear Air Force as "thoroughly pro - fessional, disciplined" and performing effectively — an assessment service leaders interpreted as an encourag - ing thumbs-up. The overall judgment con- veyed in the April 2013 re- port by a Pentagon advisory group headed by retired Gen. Larry Welch, a former Air Force chief of staff, ap - pears to contradict the pic- ture that has emerged since then of a nuclear missile corps suffering from break- downs in discipline, morale, training and leadership. That same month last year, for example, an Air Force officer wrote that the nuclear missile unit at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was suffering from "rot," includ - ing lax attitudes and a poor performance by launch offi- cers on a March 2013 inspec- tion. It's unclear whether the Air Force took an overly rosy view of the Welch assessment, which was not uniformly pos - itive, or whether his inquiry missed signs of the kinds of trouble documented in recent months in a series of Associ - ated Press reports. Whichever the case, Welch is again at the forefront of an effort — this time at Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's per - sonal direction — to dig for root causes of problems that Hagel says threaten to un- dermine public trust in the nation's nuclear arsenal. The most recent such problem is an exam-cheating scandal at a nuclear missile base that prompted the Air Force to remove nine midlevel com - manders and accept the res- ignation of the base's top com- mander. Dozens of officers im- plicated in the cheating face disciplinary action, and some might be kicked out. Welch began the new Ha - gel-directed review in early March, teaming with retired Navy Adm. John C. Harvey, who was not involved in the earlier reviews but has ex - tensive nuclear experience. Much rides on what they find, not least because Ha- gel and the White House want to remove any doubt about the safety and security of the U.S. arsenal and the men and women entrusted with it. Hagel's written instruc - tion to Welch and Harvey in February said they should examine the nuclear mis- sion in both the Air Force and the Navy, focusing on "personnel, training, test- ing, command oversight, mission performance and investment" and recommend ways to address any deficien - cies they identify. MiliTARy Nuke force given positive 2013 review Dennis Cook — The AssoCiATeD Press This Feb. 12, 2008 file photo shows retired Gen. Larry Welch testifying on Capitol hill in Washington. $ 28,995 2012 GMC TERRAIN SLT PRIOR RENTAL, LEATHER, LOADED. 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