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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The FBI state and local authorities are investigating another killing of a prosecutor in Kaufman county, Texas. Sheriff David Byrnes says the body of the district attorney and his wife were discovered yesterday at their home about 20 miles from Dallas. We padded that scene and they did find the district attorney and his wife Cynthia deceased at that time, they both have been shot. Two months ago, one of McLelland's assistants was found shot to death a block from the office. There has been no arrest in that case. Officials say they don't know yet if the deaths are connected. There is word a deal is close on legislation that would overhaul the country's immigration system. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports some members of the so-called gang of eight senators working on a compromise are signaling that legislation could be introduced this week. New York Senator Chuck Schumer says a basic agreement has been reached on every major policy issue. Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, the Democrat said he hopes the full Senate will vote on the bill by May. First people will be legalized, in other words, not citizens but they will be allowed to work, come out of the shadows travel. Then we will make sure the border is secure and we have specific metrics that are in the bill. I am not going to get into what they are to make sure that happens. Schumer's optimism follows a compromise reached late Friday between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL,CIO, two groups, long at odds over how to overhaul the nation's immigration system. Kirk Siegler, NPR News. Malian troops backed by French forces have clashed with Islamist fighters who've returned to the city of Timbuktu. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the Islamist militants have launched a series of attacks, since France rose from part of the north of Mali in January. The al-Qaeda linked Islamists who controlled the entrance Saharan city before French and Malian sol