Judges given leeway in crack sentencing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_crack_cocaine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071205/capt.d40b1f234f154867b5dbbecd5bb00f15.drug_smuggling_wx117.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ZIhVtlE.hxXRCnh9kLGRPg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows two Narcotics Identification Kit (NIK) tests positive for cocaine. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)" border="0" /></a>AP - Federal judges have broad leeway to impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine and other crimes, the Supreme Court said Monday in a pair of cases that bolster arguments for reducing differences in sentences between crack and powder cocaine.</p><br clear="all"/>

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