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Georgia rep. criticizes Arizona sheriff's remarks

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

A Georgia Republican is criticizing Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (DOOP'-nik) for linking Saturday's shooting in Arizona with overheated political rhetoric.

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Teen watching missing girl sentenced in other case

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

The woman at home with a north Florida girl the night she went missing has been sentenced in an unrelated drug trafficking case.

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Mass. judge: End of Uzi death trial closing in

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

A Massachusetts judge has told a jury that deliberations could begin Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of a former police chief charged in the accidental Uzi submachine gun death of an 8-year-old boy.

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Insanity defense difficult for shooting suspect

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

In an earlier time, the emerging portrait of a deeply troubled young man might have given Jared Loughner's lawyers the basis of an insanity defense. But John Hinckley's successful insanity claim after shooting President Ronald Reagan led Congress to raise the bar for federal court, making the task harder.

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Ex-CIA officer accused of leak waives extradition

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:01 PM PST

A former CIA operative accused of disclosing confidential documents to a New York Times reporter has agreed to be returned to Virginia to face prosecution.

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Police: Ex-boyfriend dismembered Vegas dancer

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST

Police say a former boyfriend accused of killing a Las Vegas burlesque dancer choked her, chopped her into pieces and then covered her naked body in cement.

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Colo. man accused of threatening Sen. Bennet staff

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST

A Colorado man is accused of threatening to set fire around U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet's local office and shoot members of his staff.

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Sheriff: No rush on state charges in Ariz shooting

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST

The suspect in Saturday's mass shooting in Arizona makes his initial court appearance in federal court on Monday in Phoenix, while state charges have yet to be filed.

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Quinn sworn in as Ill. governor amid budget crisis

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST

Democrat Pat Quinn has been sworn in to a full term as Illinois governor, two years after he got the job when his predecessor was kicked out of office and left behind an immense budget crisis.

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Death penalty a factor Ariz. suspect lawyer search

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST

A public defender says a possibility of the death penalty in the Arizona shooting rampage complicates the search for lawyers to represent the suspect.

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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST

Brown seeks 5-year extension of California taxes

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST

Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to slash funding for most areas of state government and maintain a series of tax increases for five years to close California's huge budget deficit.

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DC lobbyist, wife of White House adviser dies

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST

A Washington lobbyist who was the wife of a White House adviser has been found dead inside a burning car in southeast Washington.

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Ariz. congresswoman e-mail urges moderation

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 09:51 AM PST

The night before she was wounded in a shooting that killed six people, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sent an e-mail to a friend in Kentucky discussing how to "promote centrism and moderation."

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Montana-Wyoming water fight goes before high court

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 09:51 AM PST

The Supreme Court is wading into a fight between two states over how they share water from a river system.

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GOP's John Kasich begins term as Ohio governor

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST

Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) has taken a second oath of office before a crowd of thousands.

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NYC official: Snow emergency declaration missed

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:51 AM PST

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration said Monday that its decision not to call a snow emergency during the post-Christmas blizzard might not have been the right call, and that the poor cleanup was exacerbated by a lack of ways to communicate with plow drivers on the streets.

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Giffords' husband asks people to pray for injured

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

The astronaut husband of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords expressed his thanks for the outpouring of support since Saturday's shooting in Tucscon.

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Neurosurgeon: Giffords 'holding her own'

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

A neurosurgeon who operated on Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says "she's holding her own." Dr. Michael LeMole of Tucson's University Medical Center told CBS's "The Early Show" Monday he removed a portion of her skull in order to perform the surgery but likely will replace it at some point.

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Lizzie Borden museum shuts doors in Mass.

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:21 AM PST

A museum in Massachusetts devoted to the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden has closed after about 2 1/2 years in business. In that time the museum sparked a lawsuit and questions over its location.

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