Justice Breyer Robbed At Machete-point

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Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:48pm

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by an intruder armed with a machete while Breyer was vacationing on the Caribbean island of Nevis, court officials said Monday.

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