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Who runs Kansas City _ the mayor or his wife?

Dec 4th, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The people of Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband who needs his wife to tell him what to do….



Convict’s mom goes undercover, gets dirt on juror

Dec 4th, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — Doreen Giuliano was obsessed with saving her son from a life behind bars after he was convicted of murder….



NY soldier acquitted of murder in officers’ deaths

Dec 4th, 2008

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A soldier was acquitted of murder Thursday in the 2005 bombing deaths of two superiors in Iraq, triggering loud outbursts and gasps from the slain officers’ families….



Recordings show doubt among NJ plot defendants

Dec 4th, 2008

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Some of the five men accused of planning to kill soldiers on New Jersey’s Fort Dix told an FBI informant that they lacked the bravery to mount an attack, the informant testified Thursday….



President, first lady buying home in Dallas

Dec 4th, 2008

DALLAS (AP) — President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home among business leaders and prominent Republican donors in an affluent North Dallas neighborhood, where they will live after the president leaves office in January….



New tapes show LBJ worried about Vietnam, Nixon

Dec 4th, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In the last months of his administration, President Lyndon Johnson voiced worry over the Vietnam peace talks and stridently suggested that associates of Richard Nixon were attempting to keep South Vietnam away from the table until after the 1968 election, recordings of telephone conversations released Thursday show….



Fines sought against Mo. governor over records law

Dec 4th, 2008

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Special court-appointed investigators are seeking fines against Gov. Matt Blunt, alleging he “knowingly and purposely” violated Missouri’s public-records law by denying access to e-mails….



Texas Sen. Hutchison exploring run for governor

Dec 4th, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Thursday took the first step toward a run for governor, setting the stage for a contentious challenge in 2010 against fellow Republican Rick Perry, the longest-serving leader in state history….