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The Portuguese prosecutor Tuesday gave a judge the files on the case of Madeleine McCann, the missing British girl who vanished in Portugal more than four months ago, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said.

Luisa Duarte would not say why the files were being handed to the judge. The options could include authorizing further search warrants or changing the status of the girl's parents, who last week were questioned and named "arguidos" -- suspects -- in the case.

The prosecutor handed the case to the judge hours after it was given to him to review by Portuguese police in Portimao, police Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa told CNN. Read full article »

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