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- Brown vetoes Calif. budget passed by Democrats
- US Sen. Murray's office evacuated due to envelope
- Ala senator slammed for taped 'aborigines' comment
- Calif. jury awards $3.25M to woman in casino suit
- Woman pleads no contest in scheme to sell grandson
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- Powerful quake jolts Alaska's largest city
- 6 shot on Baltimore porch; 1 dead, 2 critical
- NYC 9/11 memorial museum may charge $20 admission
- Correction: Muslims Terror Hearing story
- NY doc who treated celebs and correspondents dies
- AP names Peoples to New England politics post
- Obama talks drawdown with his top Afghan commander
- Texas polygamist deaths suspect pleads guilty
- UN could OK historic gay rights resolution Friday
- Summary of Supreme Court decisions Thursday
- Ethanol subsidies put to test again in Senate
- Feds appeal judge's ruling on campaign finance law
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- Civil War trove set for Sotheby's auction
| Brown vetoes Calif. budget passed by Democrats Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday vetoed a Democratic budget plan approved by the Legislature, warning that if he fails to get the tax extensions he's seeking it will mean deeper cuts to vital public services.            |
| US Sen. Murray's office evacuated due to envelope Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT The district office of U.S. Sen. Patty Murray in Tacoma, Wash., has been evacuated after a staffer found a suspicious envelope in the mail.  |
| Ala senator slammed for taped 'aborigines' comment Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT A top Democrat in Alabama is calling on a Republican state senator to resign after he was caught on tape calling black patrons at a casino "aborigines."  |
| Calif. jury awards $3.25M to woman in casino suit Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT A San Francisco jury has awarded $3.25 million to a woman who says she suffered severe injuries at a Nevada casino after drinking a cleaning solution someone put in a bottled water container.  |
| Woman pleads no contest in scheme to sell grandson Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT A central Florida woman has pleaded no contest to a scheme to sell her infant grandson.  |
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| Powerful quake jolts Alaska's largest city Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT Alaska's largest city was rocked by a powerful earthquake, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.  |
| 6 shot on Baltimore porch; 1 dead, 2 critical Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT Baltimore police say a gunman shot six people sitting on a porch in southwest Baltimore, killing one and critically injuring two others.  |
| NYC 9/11 memorial museum may charge $20 admission Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT Visitors to the museum at the national 9/11 memorial could be required to pay an entrance fee of about $20.  |
| Correction: Muslims Terror Hearing story Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT In a June 14 story about opposition to a House committee hearing on Muslim radicalization, The Associated Press erroneously quoted Rep. Peter King as saying that a hearing in July would focus on reports of Americans joining al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. King said the hearing would look at the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia and reports that it was ...  |
| NY doc who treated celebs and correspondents dies Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT Dr. Donald Brandon, a longtime New York City internist who treated celebrities and foreign correspondents, has died at the age of 84.  |
| AP names Peoples to New England politics post Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT Steve Peoples, a veteran journalist who has covered politics in Washington and the Northeast, has been named to the new position of New England political writer for The Associated Press.  |
| Obama talks drawdown with his top Afghan commander Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT The White House says President Barack Obama has met his top Afghanistan commander to discuss options about how the U.S. military could begin withdrawing American troops.  |
| Texas polygamist deaths suspect pleads guilty Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT A polygamist sect leader's daughter has pleaded guilty to a charge related to the slayings of three former sect members and an 8-year-old girl in 1988.  |
| UN could OK historic gay rights resolution Friday Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT The U.N. Human Rights Council is poised for a historic vote Friday on a U.S.-backed resolution in support of gay rights.  |
| Summary of Supreme Court decisions Thursday Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT The Supreme Court handed down decisions in these five cases Thursday: -- J.D.B. v. North Carolina: The court ruled 5-4 in the case of a 13-year-old special education student that police and courts must consider age when examining whether a child is in police custody and required to be read Miranda rights.  |
| Ethanol subsidies put to test again in Senate Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT Subsidies for ethanol are being put to the test again in the Senate as budget cutters try to demonstrate a growing appetite in Congress to end special interest tax breaks to help reduce government borrowing.  |
| Feds appeal judge's ruling on campaign finance law Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT Prosecutors are appealing a judge's ruling that the law banning corporate contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional.  |
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| Civil War trove set for Sotheby's auction Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee characterized Virginia's Civil War secession as a revolution and President Abraham Lincoln uncharacteristically scolded a couple for their lack of loyalty to the Union cause in letters scheduled to be sold at auction.  |
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