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Sheriff: Man sold his wife for sex on Craigslist
March 18, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) — A woman feared she'd never see her young child again unless she complied with her husband's scheme to sell her sexual services on Craigslist, authorities said Wednesday. » Full Story
Police say man fatally shoots wife at Wash. church
March 18, 2010
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington state say a man who accompanied his wife to a church for a counseling session shot the woman several times at the church, killing her. » Full Story
Authorities: Prius seen near Border Patrol vehicle
March 18, 2010
EL CAJON, California (AP) — A California Highway Patrol report released Wednesday says an officer responding to a report of a runaway Toyota Prius arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the... » Full Story
Fed boss makes case to keep all banking duties
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress Wednesday to let the Fed keep all of its banking oversight, arguing that information gleaned from that process helps the centra... » Full Story
Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation approved by the Senate on Wednesday would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted of crack and powder cocaine charges. » Full Story
Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan
March 18, 2010
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney genera... » Full Story
Health bill gains ground but release delayed
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns... » Full Story
Sandbags on hand, Red River area waits for flood
March 18, 2010
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Schoolchildren, parents and hundreds of residents have spent days packing and stacking sandbags to protect their cities against the rising Red River. » Full Story
PROMISES, PROMISES: Records not so open with Obama
March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records... » Full Story
Late-innings hardball in health care push
March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend. » Full Story