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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was romantically involved with a former staffer when he recommended her earlier this year to become the next U.S. attorney for Montana, a spokesman said. Full Story »
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BLACKSBURG, Va. - New details on the response to the first shootings of what would become the Virginia Tech massacre show that at least two administrators alerted their family members well before the rest of the campus was notified that a gunman was on the loose. Full Story »
DENVER - Joining most major colleges nationwide, Colorado State University has banned concealed weapons on campus with a vote that pitted faculty asking for a prohibition against students demanding the right to carry guns. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son has turned to friends in high places — including Whoopi Goldberg and Al Roker — to help him make the case that he is too sick and doesn't deserve to go to prison for plundering his philanthropist mother's fortune. Full Story »
SAN DIEGO - A customer complained of gas-pedal problems with a dealership's loaner Lexus three days before the same car accelerated out of control and killed a California Highway Patrol officer and three family members, a report obtained Friday said. Full Story »
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure Americans frustrated by high unemployment that he's concentrating on jobs, while defending his administration's efforts to strengthen the economy on several fronts. Full Story »
TEXAS CITY, Texas - One worker was killed and two others were injured when a boiler failed at a Valero petroleum refinery in eastern Texas. Full Story »
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She arrived in Washington with more of a splash than any White House social secretary before her, and no wonder: Desiree Rogers had obvious style, wealth, a Harvard MBA, years of corporate experience, and friends at the top, most importantly Barack and Michelle Obama. Full Story »
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles could elect the first openly gay bishop in its 114-year history, after naming its first woman to the same rank. Full Story »
DETROIT - A Flint woman accused of starving her adopted quadriplegic daughter to death and stashing the body in a storage unit pleaded no contest Friday to involuntary manslaughter. Full Story »
KEYSTONE, Colo. - Sheriff's officials say a woman caught trying to use a man's ski pass at Keystone Resort in Colorado claimed she was in the middle of a sex change. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery. Full Story »
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Y.E. Yang managed to play good golf while coping with a big headache Friday, and his 7-under 65 gave him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Chevron World Challenge. Full Story »
A blaze sparked by onstage fireworks tore through a nightclub ceiling covered in decorative twigs and plastic sheeting early Saturday, killing at least 109 people and critically injuring about 90 in Russia's deadliest fire since the fall of the Soviet Union, witnesses and officials said. Full Story »
Saudi Arabia's oil minister said current global oil prices are "perfect," as several key OPEC members indicated the group was unlikely to change output levels when it meets later this month. Full Story »
Democratic senators are taking aim at insurance executives' pay as they jockey for advantage in a rare weekend session to debate President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Full Story »
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