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| Democratic leaders seek to resolve Burris saga (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:01:33 GMT |
 AP - Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do. Democratic leaders, set to meet with Burris on Wednesday, were searching for a way to defuse the dispute before it further overshadows the 111th Congress.
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| Engineer: Tenn. ash spill warning signs ignored (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:42:03 GMT |
| AP - The nation's largest government-run utility ignored two small leaks that could have provided a warning years before a coal ash pond collapsed, flooding a neighborhood with a billion gallons of sludge, a former federal regulator contends. |
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| Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:00:21 GMT |
 AP - Sgt. Faron White's job running a squad that targeted drug dealers, gamblers and other organized crime in a northern Alabama city earned him accolades but was filled with pressure.
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| State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:16:07 GMT |
| AP - Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next. |
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| 2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:39:46 GMT |
| AP - Two men and a teenager were charged Tuesday in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay area. |
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| Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposal (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:22:26 GMT |
| AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed an $18 billion deficit-cutting package Tuesday that legislative Democrats characterized as the only "game in town." |
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| Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bid (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:52:30 GMT |
 AP - Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party.
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