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Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:56 AM CST AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.

Engineer: Tenn. ash spill warning signs ignored (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:01 PM CST AP - The nation's largest government-run utility ignored two small leaks that could have provided a warning years before a coal ash pond collapsed, flooding a neighborhood with a billion gallons of sludge, a former federal regulator contends.

Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:29 PM CST AP - Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.

Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:42 PM CST AP - Sgt. Faron White's job running a squad that targeted drug dealers, gamblers and other organized crime in a northern Alabama city earned him accolades but was filled with pressure.

State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST AP - Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.

2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:29 AM CST AP - Two men and a teenager were charged Tuesday in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay area.

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:17 AM CST AP - It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident.

AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:52 PM CST AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president — just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming to trade Obama's Senate seat, possibly for a cushy union job.

Blagojevich race card lands softly in Senate fight (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:03 PM CST AP - The first race card of the Obama era is now in play. In an apparent bid to save his political life — or perhaps just irritate and confound his enemies — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is trying to wedge a black man into the all-white Senate. On Tuesday, Blagojevich's choice, Roland Burris, was turned away on Capitol Hill when he tried to take his seat.

Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposal (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 10:19 PM CST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed an $18 billion deficit-cutting package Tuesday that legislative Democrats characterized as the only "game in town."

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bid (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 08:22 PM CST AP - Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party.

Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:19 PM CST AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

Obama plays food critic on Chicago public TV (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:07 PM CST AP - Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest restaurants with the smartest chefs. But who knew the president-elect was a food critic?

LA water cops hunt wasteful faucets, sprinklers (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:57 PM CST AP - The green thumbs who keep lawns lush and flora flourishing in the city have found a new foe among the aphids, white flies and other yard pests — the water police.

Prosecutor: Ex-Calif. sheriff cheated to get job (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:39 PM CST AP - A former Orange County sheriff gave power to a millionaire businessman who laundered money to help him win his first election, then continued accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for the influence of his office, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments.

Police arrest parishioners at New Orleans church (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:15 PM CST AP - Police on Tuesday cleared out two New Orleans Catholic churches occupied by former parishioners opposed to the archdiocese's decision to close them, breaking down a door at one.

Lawyer: Train engineer regularly used cell phone (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST AP - Lawyers for more than a dozen victims in a deadly commuter rail crash accused the engineer's employer of ignoring complaints that he regularly used his cell phone while operating trains.

Ore. woman wakes up wounded by bullet through wall (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:26 PM CST AP - It wasn't until the nurse in the emergency room lifted up a phone and said, "We've got a gunshot victim," that Sandra Howell understood why her arm hurt so much.

Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:11 PM CST AP - When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach.

Former Okla. sheriff on trial in jail sex case (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:06 PM CST AP - A former sheriff in western Oklahoma used his influence over female jail inmates and drug court defendants to demand sex with them, a prosecutor said Tuesday as the ex-lawman's trial began. The defense said he never forced anyone to have sex.

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