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• Edwards Campaign Owes Taxpayers But Still Spending

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is still

  02/08/2012 3:27 PM

• Mich., Pa. Put Limits on Families Seeking Food Aid

  HOWELL, Mich. (AP) The 2010 Buick Enclave parked in her garage kept Michigan resident Renee Moore from getting food stamps for two months last year, even though her family's income had dropped to below the poverty level, her husband's Ford

  02/08/2012 3:23 PM

• Pa. Church Official Wants New Judge, Alleges Bias

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) A Roman Catholic church official wants a Philadelphia judge to step down before his child-endangerment trial because of her recent remarks about a child sex-abuse scandal. Common Pleas Judge Teresa Sarmina recently suggested in court that sexual abuse

  02/08/2012 3:15 PM

• Gop Targets Child Tax Break For Illegal Immigrants

  WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans are looking to stop illegal immigrants from claiming federal child tax credits, including refund checks averaging $1,800. It's an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers. The proposal would require people who claim

  02/08/2012 3:08 PM

• Apnewsbreak: Dems Hit Lax Drilling Oversight Lax

  WASHINGTON (AP) Federal policing of oil and natural gas on public lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations resulting in monetary fines over 13 years, House Democrats said in a report Wednesday. Fines over that time

  02/08/2012 3:00 PM
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  Georgia State Senator Pushes for Legislation to Assist Veterans

  Sen Lester Jackson has announced a legislative package amied at helping Veterans.  

  02/08/2012 2:16 PM

• Parents: US School Team Taunted With Slurs

  BRENTWOOD, Pennsylvania (AP) Some parents are complaining that students at a largely white U.S. school dressed in banana suits at a basketball game and taunted their majority black rival with racial slurs. Brentwood school officials say three students have been

  02/08/2012 2:11 PM

• Social Worker'S 911 Call From Josh Powell'S Home

  Police have released a series of recordings from 911 calls made Sunday when authorities in Washington state say Josh Powell locked himself and his two young sons in his house and lit it on fire. The following transcript comes from

  02/08/2012 1:49 PM

• Fact Sheet: 2012 Hyundai Veloster

  2012 Hyundai Veloster M/T BASE PRICE: $17,300. PRICE AS TESTED: $22,060. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-passenger, compact hatchback. ENGINE: 1.6-liter, double overhead cam, gasoline direct injection, Gamma four cylinder with D-CVVT. MILEAGE: 28 mpg (city), 40 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: 121

  02/08/2012 1:45 PM

• Hyundai'S Newest Doesn'T Look Like Miser

  With sporty styling and standard high-tech features, the Hyundai Veloster the automaker's fourth new car that earns a fuel mileage rating of 40 miles per gallon on the highway sure doesn't look like a fuel miser. No wonder. Hyundai officials

  02/08/2012 1:45 PM