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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’s Laurence Haddon dies at 90

By Nicholas White, Haddon passed away May 10 in Santa Monica, Calif., due to complications from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia. Haddon got his start in entertainment as a stage and live TV actor in the late 1950s after serving as a Merchant Marine in WWII. He shared the Broadway stage with

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

By SARA BURNETTAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a

For many Republicans, immigration is risky subject

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) - Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up

Voting begins in tight Malaysian national election

By SEAN YOONG and EILEEN NGAssociated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Millions of Malaysians voted Sunday in tight national elections that could see the long-ruling coalition ousted after nearly 56 years in power. Incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak has voiced confidence that the National