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Suspect in Ariz. seemed to be focused
Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions
Virtual border fence project ended
N.Y. mob boss, 93, sentenced to 8 years
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Man charged with harassing Kennedy kin
Arizona shooting developments
Brown won’t back a new weapons ban
3 family members electrocuted at Calif. home
N.J. governor criticized for remarks
RNC selects new chairman after Steele drops bid
GOP leader to target key Obama initiatives
Optimism on race has leveled off, poll finds
Sky’s not quite falling for zodiac fans
Committee says women should be allowed in combat units

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:49 PM PST

Far from the undisciplined, semidelusional dropout described by friends, Jared Loughner appeared to be a young man with laser focus when it came to planning and carrying out a shooting spree outside a supermarket last week, local law enforcement authorities said yesterday.

Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

President Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, the administration said yesterday.

Virtual border fence project ended

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:26 AM PST

The Obama administration yesterday ended a high-tech southern border fence scheme that cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion but did little to improve security. Congress ordered the fence in 2006 amid a clamor over the porous border, but the project yielded only 53 miles of protection.

N.Y. mob boss, 93, sentenced to 8 years

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST

Convicted mob boss John "Sonny'' Franzese is so old, he knew Frank Sinatra in his heyday. He's so old, his recent extortion trial became nap time — even when his turncoat son took the stand against him.

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Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST

Man charged with harassing Kennedy kin

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST

Prosecutors have charged a 41-year-old man with stalking Caroline Kennedy's daughter for two years, showering her with flowers, balloons, and intimate messages referring to himself as her "hubby.''

Arizona shooting developments

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:24 AM PST

The federal judge killed in the rampage was known for an immigration ruling that got him death threats, but yesterday US District Judge John Roll was remembered as a man devoted to his family, his basset hounds, and his Irish-Catholic heritage. The funeral yesterday came amid tight security, as police officers and SWAT team members patrolled the neighborhood around ...

Brown won’t back a new weapons ban

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:28 PM PST

Senator Scott Brown, who has described himself as a supporter of Massachusetts' tough gun laws, said yesterday he would not support federal gun control legislation and does not know if anything can be done to prevent a repeat of last week's mass shooting in Arizona.

3 family members electrocuted at Calif. home

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:53 PM PST

A mother, father, and their son were electrocuted yesterday in Southern California after one touched a downed power line and the other two attempted rescues, a Fire Department spokesman said.

N.J. governor criticized for remarks

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:51 PM PST

Governor Chris Christie's comments that rising health care costs might "bankrupt'' New Jersey, made the same day of a planned bond sale, drew criticism for poor timing and may have driven up borrowing costs.

RNC selects new chairman after Steele drops bid

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:49 PM PST

The Republican National Committee selected a new leader yesterday, with its choice, Reince Priebus of Wisconsin, surviving seven contentious rounds of balloting to overtake Michael Steele, the embattled chairman, as party officials demanded new leadership to fortify the party for the 2012 presidential race.

GOP leader to target key Obama initiatives

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:48 PM PST

President Obama's health care overhaul, new rules overseeing the Internet, and administration plans to curb carbon emissions will be scrutinized in congressional hearings, the Republican chairman of a House subcommittee said yesterday.

Optimism on race has leveled off, poll finds

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:46 PM PST

Despite having their first black president, Americans are no more certain than before that the country is closer to the racial equality preached by Martin Luther King Jr., a poll shows.