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Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruption - The Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions. Federal prosecutors say the wealthy Fumo stole not because he needed money but because "he was drunk with power. …
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Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruption - The Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions. Federal prosecutors say the wealthy Fumo stole not because he needed money but because "he was drunk with power. …
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Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran. After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own …
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Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her words - The Associated Press

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Colors could disappear from terror alert system - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political …
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Study: Sotomayor tough on white-collar criminals - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in Manhattan, especially to white-collar criminals, a new study says. Nearly half the people Sotomayor …
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House Intel Chair: CIA has misled us for years - The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress, but Republicans say the allegations are just political maneuvering to protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The accusations come as lawmakers prepare to …
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H2-WHOA! Australian town bans bottled water sales - The Associated Press

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SYDNEY (AP) — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country — and possibly the world — to take such a drastic step in the growing …
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Zelaya supporters escalate their fight in Honduras - The Associated Press

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya vowed Monday to widen protests and block trade nationwide as the deposed leader headed to Washington for a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. …
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Written on July 7, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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SC GOP censures Gov. Sanford over absence, affair - The Associated Press

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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Fellow Republicans have censured South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford after he left the state last month on a secret trip to Argentina to meet his mistress. The state GOP met for more than three hours by phone Monday before 22 members …
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