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Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:42 PM CST AP - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday.

FBI tapes might elude Illinois impeachment panel (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:18 PM CST AP - State legislators weighing evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich may finish their work before getting any tapes of the governor's conversations that were made secretly by the FBI, attorneys indicated Monday.

Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:39 AM CST AP - The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step aside."

Burris making personal bid to join the new Senate (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:13 AM CST AP - Although he calls himself a senator, Roland Burris has found little support among fellow Democrats in his effort to take the Senate seat to which embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him.

Timber company drops road deal with Forest Service (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 09:21 PM CST AP - The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes in agreements governing its use of U.S. Forest Service roads — changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions.

5 homeless shelter residents killed in Texas fire (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:47 PM CST AP - A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water.

Prop. 8 backers blast Calif. Attorney General (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:16 PM CST AP - Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it.

NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:03 PM CST AP - Gov. Bill Richardson's gold-plated resume had never been tarnished as he moved up the political ladder from congressman and diplomat to governor.

Sheriff: Man arrested in Ohio mother's slaying (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:44 PM CST AP - A man was arrested in the shooting death of a woman whose 4-year son was abducted and left unharmed at a highway rest area, authorities said Monday.

Search starts for Kansas boy now missing 10 years (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:42 PM CST AP - The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.

Fabulous fib is named Wis. club's top lie of 2008 (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 08:23 PM CST AP - A whopper about a devious baby and his diapers is the top lie of 2008, an organization of champion fibbers declared Monday.

Manslaughter charges filed in NYC crane collapse (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:45 PM CST AP - A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents in decades.

Former policeman, teen arrested after Ga. standoff (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:39 PM CST AP - A 13-hour hostage standoff at a Georgia motel ended peacefully Monday when a former South Carolina police officer and a teenage girl surrendered, freeing his estranged wife and infant son.

Kennedy missteps might not trip her up in the end (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:29 PM CST AP - Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.

Mother, 4 young sons among 8 dead in NY house fire (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:23 PM CST AP - A fast-moving house fire killed eight people, including four young brothers, despite the homeowner's frantic attempts to save them, authorities and a witness said.

Decatur, Ala., organized crime unit chief missing (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:31 PM CST AP - Authorities searched Monday for the head of a northern Alabama city's organized crime unit, who was last seen working late Friday and then vanished, leaving signs of a struggle in his office.

Calif. court sides with Episcopals over property (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:37 PM CST AP - The state's high court ruled Monday that three Southern California parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers cannot retain ownership of their church buildings and property.

AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:13 PM CST AP - Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.

Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:32 PM CST AP - Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect.

Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:42 PM CST AP - A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.

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