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In February, 1898, a massive explosion sent the battleship Maine to the bottom of Havana harbor. The Spanish were quickly blamed for the destruction of the American ship and for the deaths of 260 American sailors, over half of the crew. Many influential Americans including Teddy Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst demanded a forceful response. There were other voices like Mark Twain who remembered the horrors of the Civil War and urged calm, but the cooler heads were unable to prevail. The United States declared war against Spain.

Incarcerated, a parent's absence can take a toll. recently i visited a program to help these kwids. and officials, officials contend it's making prisons safer. >> this is selena valley state prison, home to more of 3,000 of the state's most serious criminal offenders. for 360 days of the year it can be one of the hardest places to serve time. but for five days, there are smiles, laughter, even hugs. this is camp briggs. a summer camp unlike any other designed to reject children with their fathers. >> i feel very blessed to be able to be here with my kids. >>on that is incarcerated for attempte...