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An Illinois Democrat who resigned a month ago as a state representative and who once co-sponsored two bills to crack down on child pornography offenders has now himself been charged with possession of child porn.

Keith Farnham, a Democrat from Elgin, is accused of using his government and personal computers to trade hundreds of photographs of minors engaged in sexual acts, or posed in sexually explicit positions, Raw Story reported.

One of the photographs reportedly showed a 6-month-old baby girl in a sexual situation, federal authorities said, the media site reported. Another reportedly showed a girl, about age 7, in a compromising, sexual situation.

Mr. Farnham has been accused also of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a girl, age 6, Raw Story reported.

He allegedly wrote in an online chat in November: 12 is about as old as i can handle. I love them at 6 7 8. He allegedly wrote in another online chat, Raw Story reported: [I wish I] had access to all the vids and pics ever made.

Federal agents issued a warrant in mid-March for Mr. Farhhams office and home. Shortly after, the lawmaker resigned from office, saying he was going to start medical treatments for bladder cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, Raw Story reported.

Mr. Farnham, if convicted, could face 10 years behind bars. Hes set to make his first appearance in court on Wednesday.

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Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, talks with schools chief Tom Torlakson, during the Senate session in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. In the race for superintendent of education, an advocate of school reform including charters, local control and tempering union influence is squaring off against incumbent Torlakson, a former teacher.

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A one-party state like California may be tailor made to highlight sharp policy differences within the party. In the race of superintendent of education, an advocate of school reform including charters, local control and tempering union influence is squaring off against a more traditional Democrat supported by teachers' unions.

The race pits two well-funded Democrats against each other, with former charter school executive Michael Tuck challenging incumbent Tom Torlakson, a former teacher.

Tuck said in an interview with Reuters that he supports teacher unions but thinks they have "too big a seat at the table."

"He opposes rules that require teachers with the least seniority to be the first fired during layoffs, and is against granting teachers tenure after just two years on the job," Reuters reported.

"Policy experts in California say that increasingly, Democrats are supporting elements of the reform agenda," Reuters noted. "At the national level, the call to tie teacher evaluations to students' performance on standardized tests has been championed by the Democratic Obama administration, as well as leading Republicans."

The battle in California thus reflects a larger national battle pitting the Obama administration as a strong supporter of both charter schools and rigorous testing, both positions that pit him against teachers' unions.

In "Dreams of My Father," Obama offered an early signal that he would be an iconoclast on education, when he wrote of "annual budget shortfalls in the hundreds of millions; shortages of textbooks and toilet paper; a teachers union that went on strike at least once every two years; a bloated bureaucracy and an indifferent state Legislature."

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The NBA handed down its harshest punishment possible to the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

The story has taken over the headlines in recent days after recordings of Donald Sterling making racists comments were released.

On Tuesday, the NBA handed down its punishment. The league has not only banned Donald Sterling, but he also has to pay a $2.5 million dollar fine.

News10NBC got reaction to the punishment from James Lawrence with our news partners at the Democrat and Chronicle and Unite Rochester.

James Lawrence said, We must speak out as a society that it won't be tolerated and that those who step over the line will pay a price. I think Mr. Silver as the commissioner sent the right message at the right time.

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