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• Durbin: Jackson must give medical update 'soon'
• Romney and Obama on taxes
• Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdown
• Washington Monument repairs require huge scaffold
• Ex-Mo. gov. gets probation for campaign payment
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• Washington Monument repairs require huge scaffold
• Maine gov backs away from 'Gestapo' radio remark
• Correction: Summer Storms-Smoky Mountains story
• Feds name 4 suspects linked to Fast and Furious
• Rangel's challenger concedes in close NY primary
• NAACP head: Voter ID fight akin to 60s battles
• Items from crime fighter Eliot Ness up for auction
• Detroit chief says shooting after hug was accident
• Parents of NY teen swept away criticize tour group
• NYC asking developers to test tiny apartments
• Opening statements set stage for Texas ID trial
• FBI divers at sunken vessel off NY where 3 died
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• New law gives US companies a break on pensions

Durbin: Jackson must give medical update 'soon' Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT Sen. Dick Durbin says Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. must give the public an update "soon" about the medical condition that has had him on leave for weeks.

Romney and Obama on taxes Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney stand on taxes:

Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdown Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT On Monday, the FBI turned off servers that had allowed thousands of malware-stricken computers to continue using the Internet. The personal computers -- both Windows PCs and Macs -- are corrupted by a virus known as DNSChanger. Without the servers, the machines wouldn't know how to locate websites and send email.

Washington Monument repairs require huge scaffold Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT Repairs to the Washington Monument will require massive scaffolding to be built around the 555-foot obelisk and may keep it closed into 2014 after it was damaged by an earthquake last year, the National Park Service said Monday.

Ex-Mo. gov. gets probation for campaign payment Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT Roger Wilson, a Missouri Democrat who was elevated to the governor's job after the plane crash that killed Gov. Mel Carnahan, was sentenced Monday to two years of probation for misusing money to make political donations.

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Washington Monument repairs require huge scaffold Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT Repairs to the Washington Monument will require massive scaffolding to be built around the 555-foot obelisk and may keep it closed until 2014 after it was damaged by an earthquake last year.

Maine gov backs away from 'Gestapo' radio remark Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT Maine Gov. Paul LePage is backing away from a recent comment in which he referred to the Internal Revenue Service as "the new Gestapo."

Correction: Summer Storms-Smoky Mountains story Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT In a July 7 story about fatal summer storms in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Associated Press misidentified the gender of a person who died in a swimming hole. The victim was a woman, 41-year-old Rachael Burkhart, of Corryton, Tenn.

Feds name 4 suspects linked to Fast and Furious Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT Authorities made a rare disclosure Monday linked to the botched gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious, revealing identities and requesting the public's help in capturing four fugitives accused in the shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent 18 months ago.

Rangel's challenger concedes in close NY primary Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:39 AM PDT The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has conceded almost two weeks after a closely contested primary race in New York City.

NAACP head: Voter ID fight akin to 60s battles Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT The head of the NAACP on Monday likened the group's fight against conservative-backed voter ID laws that have been passed in several states to the great civil rights battles of the 1960s.

Items from crime fighter Eliot Ness up for auction Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT A Massachusetts business plans to auction memorabilia from crime fighter Eliot Ness, the onetime Cleveland safety director and federal Prohibition Bureau agent whose unit brought down Chicago mobster Al Capone.

Detroit chief says shooting after hug was accident Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT Detroit's police chief is calling a shooting that killed a woman just before her 25th birthday a tragic, unfathomable accident.

Parents of NY teen swept away criticize tour group Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT The parents of a New York teen missing in the waters off Hawaii criticized tour company guides who led their son on a hike that ended with waves sweeping him out to sea.

NYC asking developers to test tiny apartments Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT New York City renters have long made a habit of sacrificing square footage to save money. Now, the government wants to help them move into even smaller spaces.

Opening statements set stage for Texas ID trial Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT The state of Texas and the Justice Department gave opening statements Monday in a trial over Texas' new voter ID law, setting the stage for a legal battle over the federal Voting Rights Act.

FBI divers at sunken vessel off NY where 3 died Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT The FBI has divers at the yacht that capsized and sank off New York's Long Island, killing three children on the Fourth of July.

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New law gives US companies a break on pensions Posted: 09 Jul 2012 09:49 AM PDT A new law will let companies contribute billions of dollars less to their workers' pension funds, raising concerns about weakening the plans that millions of Americans count on for retirement.

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