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• SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair (AP)
• VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes (AP)
• CDC: US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000 (AP)
• Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case (AP)
• Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man (AP)
• RI town boasts USA's longest-running July 4th fest (AP)
• Text of SC 1st lady Jenny Sanford's statement (AP)
• Fla. justices: Gov. can't reject judge nominees (AP)
• United computer problems cleared up at O'Hare (AP)
• Prosecutors play audiotapes at Jefferson's trial (AP)
• Federal probe finds problems with chelation study (AP)
• Bench trial for woman accused in daughters' deaths (AP)
• Charges dropped in alleged Smoky Mountain rape (AP)
• Bush to visit small Okla. town for 4th of July (AP)
• NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol (AP)
• Advocates are back with real health care stories (AP)
• Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody (AP)
• For born-again governor, love is a matter of faith (AP)
• Fireworks sellers hope it's a 'backyard' Fourth (AP)
• States without budgets as key deadline passes (AP)

SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.

VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.

CDC: US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000 (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:53 PM PDT AP - The number of U.S. swine flu cases has reached nearly 34,000, and deaths have risen 34 percent in the past week to 170, federal health officials reported Thursday.

Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.

Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:23 PM PDT AP - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday.

RI town boasts USA's longest-running July 4th fest (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:17 PM PDT AP - In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.

Text of SC 1st lady Jenny Sanford's statement (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:03 PM PDT AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford issued the following statement Thursday, breaking two days of silence that followed her husband's latest revelations to The Associated Press about his extramarital affair, including his statement that his Argentine mistress was his "soul mate":

Fla. justices: Gov. can't reject judge nominees (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 11:15 AM PDT AP - The Florida Supreme Court says Gov. Charlie Crist can't reject an all-white list of appeals court nominees, even though he wants to appoint someone who will make the judiciary more diverse.

United computer problems cleared up at O'Hare (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:15 PM PDT AP - A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Prosecutors play audiotapes at Jefferson's trial (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 09:46 AM PDT AP - Prosecutors are playing audiotapes of former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson talking with a woman about business deals he is accused of brokering in exchange for bribes.

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:33 PM PDT AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.

Bench trial for woman accused in daughters' deaths (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 08:15 AM PDT AP - A judge will decide the case of a woman accused of killing her four daughters, whose bodies were found decomposing in the family's southeast Washington home in January 2008.

Charges dropped in alleged Smoky Mountain rape (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - Tennessee prosecutors dropped charges Thursday against a Georgia man accused of kidnapping and raping a woman in a remote mountain cabin, saying they doubted her credibility after her apparent rescue by a quick-thinking pizza deliveryman.

Bush to visit small Okla. town for 4th of July (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward invited George W. Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept. But he did.

NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:45 PM PDT AP - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English.

Advocates are back with real health care stories (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 10:57 AM PDT AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.

Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 04:04 PM PDT AP - Deborah Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children, has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the children, a lawyer said Thursday.

For born-again governor, love is a matter of faith (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 05:09 AM PDT AP - In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love.

Fireworks sellers hope it's a 'backyard' Fourth (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 04:07 AM PDT AP - Even in a scorched economy, there's still some money to burn.

States without budgets as key deadline passes (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 03:58 AM PDT AP - The finances of several states around the nation are sinking deeper into chaos as lawmakers struggle to work out budget differences amid a recession that has wiped out tax revenue and set the stage for dramatic cuts in service and pay for government workers.

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