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APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain

APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain
By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Fresh off a nearly $300 million racketeering case involving a veterans' charity that benefited from simulated gambling at Internet cafes, Florida regulators will investigate a children's cancer group connected to a sweepstakes

APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain

APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain
By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Fresh off a nearly $300 million racketeering case involving a veterans' charity that benefited from simulated gambling at Internet cafes, Florida regulators will investigate a children's cancer group connected to a sweepstakes

APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain

APNewsBreak: Fla. to probe 2nd sweepstakes chain
By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Fresh off a nearly $300 million racketeering case involving a veterans' charity that benefited from simulated gambling at Internet cafes, Florida regulators will investigate a children's cancer group connected to a similar

US clergy sex victims want change from new pope

US clergy sex victims want change from new pope
By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The election of a new pope could help heal the wounds left by a Roman Catholic sex abuse crisis that has savaged the church's reputation worldwide. For alleged victims, much depends on whether Pope Francis disciplines the priests and the

Pakistani activist for poor shot dead in Karachi

Pakistani activist for poor shot dead in Karachi
By ADIL JAWAD and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen shot and killed a pioneering Pakistani activist in Karachi who helped bring services like sewer and water to the city's poorest neighborhoods, a police official said. The killing was a sign of the escalating chaos

Survivors of Calif sailboat race accident released

Survivors of Calif sailboat race accident released
By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five sailors who survived when their boat smashed into rocks during a race in storm-churned seas off Southern California, killing a fellow crewmember, have been released from San Diego hospitals. The survivors were treated for cuts, bruises and

Less is more for Biden chief of staff

Less is more for Biden chief of staff
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Understated. Self-effacing. Nonthreatening. Refreshingly old-fashioned. Don't let these cool descriptors from friends and colleagues fool you: As the vice president's chief of staff, Bruce Reed plays Mr. Fix-It, guiding Joe Biden's role

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles and is filling vacancies at the Energy Department and

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles and is filling vacancies at the Energy Department and

Obama to tap Walmart's Burwell for budget chief

Obama to tap Walmart's Burwell for budget chief
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Walmart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget director, a senior administration official said. If confirmed by the Senate, Burwell would take the helm at the Office of Management and