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Supporters rally behind Blagojevich pick, Burris (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 09:40 PM CST

AP - Just days before a high-stakes showdown in the nation's capital, the man selected to take President-elect Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat sought spiritual and political support on Sunday at a South Side Chicago church.

8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:02 AM CST

AP - Federal officials were expected to arrive Monday to find out why a helicopter bound for an offshore oil platform crashed in Louisiana's marshlands, killing eight and critically injuring another.

Obama bids Midwest goodbye, lands in Washington (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 10:45 PM CST

AP - President-elect Barack Obama rejoined his family in Washington on Sunday evening after bidding a poignant farewell to his Chicago home as he begins final preparations for his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Grandma, guardsman, girl: War's toll felt at home (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 02:08 PM CST

AP - When her son got his orders to head back to Iraq, Rosa Lamourt hatched her scheme to keep him stateside.

Ill gov allies vanish as impeachment vote nears (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 12:15 PM CST

AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office.

Critics say Newark barbed wire ban helps criminals (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 12:16 PM CST

AP - Some business owners in this crime-plagued city say recent enforcement of a decades-old ordinance prohibiting some types of barbed wire and razor wire is making Newark more attractive to thieves.