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- Wayward baboon, likely from park, captured in NJ
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- Marines accused of sham marriages for fiscal gain
- Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton on his state's shutdown
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- Fierce storm surprises Wis. campers, child killed
- Mideast mediators discourage Gaza-bound flotillas
- NC abortion protester convicted of stalking doctor
- Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations
- What states are doing to rein in employee benefits
- Blagojevich likely to face menial work in prison
- NJ paves way on tightening public worker benefits
- Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing
- Some worry about nuclear plant evacuation plans
- New York DA suffers new setback with Strauss-Kahn
- Plumbing the conscience of the Unabomber's brother
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- US Senate battleground heats up far from Beltway
| Wayward baboon, likely from park, captured in NJ Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT A wayward baboon that apparently escaped from a southern New Jersey amusement park and became a mini-celebrity has been captured after spending three days on the lam.            |
| Administration supports lesbian employee's case Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT The Obama administration has come out in support of a lesbian federal employee's lawsuit claiming the government wrongly denied health coverage to her same-sex spouse.  |
| Marines accused of sham marriages for fiscal gain Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT The military says three Southern California Marine corporals are facing charges of defrauding the government for entering into sham marriages for financial gain.  |
| Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton on his state's shutdown Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sat down with The Associated Press on Friday to talk about his state's government shutdown and his ongoing standoff with Republicans over taxes and the state budget. Here's a few quotes from Dayton:  |
| CA college students brace for state budget cuts Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT California college students are bracing for higher tuition bills and fewer courses and campus services under a new state budget that once again slashes spending on higher education.  |
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| Fierce storm surprises Wis. campers, child killed Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT A fierce thunderstorm swept through a normally rural Wisconsin county that was packed with holiday campers, toppling trees that killed an 11-year-old girl and injuring more than three dozen people.  |
| Mideast mediators discourage Gaza-bound flotillas Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT A group of Mideast mediators is urging governments to discourage flotillas bound for Gaza. The statement Saturday by the Middle East Quartet of Mideast mediators comes after Greek authorities arrested a captain who was part of a flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.  |
| NC abortion protester convicted of stalking doctor Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT A jury found a North Carolina preacher guilty of stalking a Charlotte abortion doctor after passing out hundreds of "wanted" posters with the physician's name and photo on it.  |
| Exxon oil spill in Mont. river prompts evacuations Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river Saturday morning.  |
| What states are doing to rein in employee benefits Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT A summary of what states around the country are doing to reduce the cost of employee benefits:  |
| Blagojevich likely to face menial work in prison Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT An eight-digit number affixed to his prison clothes. A job scrubbing toilets or mopping floors at 12 cents an hour. His incessant jogging confined to a prison yard. Most painful of all, restricted visits from his wife and two daughters.  |
| NJ paves way on tightening public worker benefits Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT The nation's financial downturn has forced many states to make tough decisions on expensive but long-untouchable public employee benefits.  |
| Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT Investigators say an unused, unstamped train ticket helped lead to charges against a Seattle man in the killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl in 1957.  |
| Some worry about nuclear plant evacuation plans Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT Retiree Bret Gross of San Clemente loves Southern California weather and the seashore. Yet he's ready for a quick getaway, leaving his car's tank at least half full of gasoline.  |
| New York DA suffers new setback with Strauss-Kahn Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT It was a sensational caseload that would put any prosecutor's office on the map -- or on the spot.  |
| Plumbing the conscience of the Unabomber's brother Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:20 AM PDT The seventh graders find their seats quickly and quietly. They look up expectantly from rows of desks, studying the unfamiliar man with salt-and-pepper hair, dressed in a navy sport jacket, who steps to the front of Room 30 without any introduction.  |
| Rainbows, locals bemoan Forest Service presence Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:40 AM PDT Lights flash in the dusk as police cars surround a blue school bus painted with colorful hearts and flowers. Several youthful hippies watch while officers search their bags and a police dog sniffs for drugs.  |
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| US Senate battleground heats up far from Beltway Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:40 AM PDT With more than 16 months to go before the 2012 general election, Montana voters are already getting a steady sample of the acrimony to come as Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and his challenger, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, seek an early opening in what's expected to be one of the closest races in the nation.  |
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