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Some incumbents get scant help from national party

Some incumbents get scant help from national party
By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Thanks for your service, and good luck. That's what the national parties are saying to congressional veterans like Roscoe Bartlett, the Maryland Republican whose district was redrawn by Democrats to include liberal-leaning

Some incumbents get scant help from national party

Some incumbents get scant help from national party
By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Thanks for your service, and good luck. That's what the national parties are saying to congressional veterans like Roscoe Bartlett, the Maryland Republican whose district was redrawn by Democrats to include liberal-leaning

Some incumbents get scant help from national party

Some incumbents get scant help from national party
By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Thanks for your service, and good luck. That's what the national parties are saying to congressional veterans like Roscoe Bartlett, the Maryland Republican whose district was redrawn by Democrats to include liberal-leaning

Arizona sheriff, others sued over inmate's death

Arizona sheriff, others sued over inmate's death
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of a prisoner who died in one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging officers beat the mentally ill man and shot him with a stun gun in an unprovoked attack that marked another example of

Schmidt: A-Rod was cursed once he got big contract

Schmidt: A-Rod was cursed once he got big contract
By MIKE SCHMIDTFor The Associated Press There was a time when Alex Rodriguez was touted as the guy who could relieve us of Barry Bonds as the home run king. He was young, healthy and an MVP contender every year. If anyone deserved $30 million a year, it was him. That's a stretch - "deserve

Comic opens set for ages: 'Hello. I have cancer.'

Comic opens set for ages: 'Hello. I have cancer.'
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A frightfully nervous Tig Notaro stood just offstage at the Los Angeles club Largo while Ed Helms introduced her. The audience of 300 and Notaro's fellow performers that August night had no idea what she was about to do. They had no idea

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Big Bird is flying high in the 2012 presidential campaign. President Barack Obama's campaign deployed the beloved "Sesame Street" icon in a new TV ad Tuesday mocking Mitt Romney for saying he would defund public broadcasting if elected. The

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign

Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Big Bird is flying high in the 2012 presidential campaign. President Barack Obama's campaign deployed the beloved "Sesame Street" icon in a new TV ad Tuesday mocking Mitt Romney for saying he would defund public broadcasting if elected. The

EXCLUSIVE: Woman Shot In The Face Says Shooting 'Blown Out Of Proportion'

EXCLUSIVE: Woman Shot In The Face Says Shooting 'Blown Out Of Proportion'
SPOKANE, Wash. - Joshua Graham was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff on Monday. Graham had been on the run from police for about a week after he allegedly shot his girlfriend, Justine, in the face.  Monday night, the victim of that shooting decided to talk exclusively to KHQ about

EXCLUSIVE: Woman Shot In The Face Says Shooting 'Blown Out Of Proportion'

EXCLUSIVE: Woman Shot In The Face Says Shooting 'Blown Out Of Proportion'
SPOKANE, Wash. - Joshua Graham was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff on Monday. Graham had been on the run from police for about a week after he allegedly shot his girlfriend, Justine, in the face.  Monday night, the victim of that shooting decided to talk exclusively to KHQ about