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• Obama, GOP differ on medical legal liability
• More hints of likely Bachmann run for president
• Southern historic marker vandalized in Alabama
• Silence, vagueness from Democrats on Weiner photo
• Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif.
• Headley's testimony may fray US-Pakistan ties
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• IRS chief apologizes for employees' rudeness
• San Diego urges judge to allow July 4 fireworks
• Snow melting, dams filling, floods feared in West
• Case offers Edwards little chance to rehab image
• Holder promises to clarify medical pot position
• Former student claims abuse in teen boot camps
• Police: 5 killed in shootings in Yuma, Ariz.
• Calif's top court refuses to limit pimp definition
• US lawmakers urge Obama to receive Dalai Lama
• States consider: Is it legal to dissolve bodies?
• Groups sue over Georgia's immigration law
• 2 NY teens die after cesspool accident
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Obama, GOP differ on medical legal liability Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:40 PM PDT Administration officials say President Barack Obama remains opposed to limits on damages in medical liability cases even though he responded favorably to a Republican lawmaker recommending legislation along those lines.

More hints of likely Bachmann run for president Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT Rep. Michele Bachmann plans to participate in a presidential debate in New Hampshire this month, a move that further signals the Minnesota Republican expects to be a candidate for the 2012 nomination.

Southern historic marker vandalized in Alabama Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT Authorities say a historic landmark near the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery has been vandalized.

Silence, vagueness from Democrats on Weiner photo Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT Publicly silent, fellow Democrats privately seethed Thursday over the distraction and furor surrounding the lewd photo sent from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account, even as he declared he was finished talking about it and wanted to move on.

Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif. Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:10 PM PDT The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says the inventor of a cold treatment has been charged with illegally importing and distributing an unapproved herbal product he claimed treated bird flu.

Headley's testimony may fray US-Pakistan ties Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT The testimony of an admitted American terrorist was the most anticipated in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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IRS chief apologizes for employees' rudeness Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has apologized personally to three identity theft victims who say they were treated rudely by IRS employees.

San Diego urges judge to allow July 4 fireworks Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT The city of San Diego is urging a judge to put on hold a ruling that would subject Fourth of July fireworks shows and thousands of other festivities to rigorous environmental reviews.

Snow melting, dams filling, floods feared in West Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT The giant concrete dams of the Pacific Northwest are overflowing with water. Wyoming has deployed National Guard troops to pile up sandbags. A federal official compares the impending situation to a bucking bull ready to storm out of his chute.

Case offers Edwards little chance to rehab image Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT John Edwards will have little recourse to rehabilitate his image and renew his legal career if he is confronted with charges involving the money used to cover up his extramarital affair.

Holder promises to clarify medical pot position Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has promised to clarify the Justice Department's position on state medical marijuana laws after federal prosecutors warned they might prosecute everyone from licensed growers to regulators.

Former student claims abuse in teen boot camps Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT A former student in a controversial Utah-based organization for troubled children contends in a federal lawsuit that its teen boot camp programs in Mexico traumatized him for life.

Police: 5 killed in shootings in Yuma, Ariz. Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT Yuma police say five people have been killed in a shooting that has forced authorities to close schools and the courthouse. Details about the shooter and victims were not immediately clear.

Calif's top court refuses to limit pimp definition Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT A divided California Supreme Court has refused to narrow the definition of illegal pandering. The court ruled 5-2 on Thursday that pimps who recruit working prostitutes are just as guilty of pandering as those who recruit victims new to the trade.

US lawmakers urge Obama to receive Dalai Lama Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT Some U.S. lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to welcome the Dalai Lama at the White House when he visits Washington next month.

States consider: Is it legal to dissolve bodies? Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT More states are opening the door for funeral businesses to dissolve bodies with lye and heat instead of burning or burying the remains.

Groups sue over Georgia's immigration law Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Civil liberties groups say they've filed a lawsuit to block Georgia's law cracking down on illegal immigration.

2 NY teens die after cesspool accident Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Police in New York say two teenagers injured in a cesspool accident have died. Sixteen-year-old Eduardo Vanegas-Fuentes, of Holtsville, died Thursday morning at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island. His friend, 19-year-old Edgar Calderon-Castro, of Farmingville, was declared dead at the same hospital later the same day.

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