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Indicted ex-lawmaker poses dilemma for Ill. Dems

Indicted ex-lawmaker poses dilemma for Ill. Dems
By SARA BURNETTAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Since the heyday of the city's machine politics, punching a straight Democratic ticket on Election Day has been as dependable a Chicago tradition as hot dogs without ketchup and the Cubs breaking their fans' hearts. But this November, the

Coast Guard searches on for tall ship's captain

Coast Guard searches on for tall ship's captain
By EMERY P. DALESIO and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Robin Walbridge had been in a lot of dicey situations as the captain of the HMS Bounty, an 18th-century replica tall ship that was the set of countless movie dramas. But none of his journeys was as treacherous,

Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?

Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. It could take days to restore electricity to more

Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?

Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. It could take days to restore electricity to more

Heather Tom welcomes first son

Heather Tom welcomes first son
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Oh no Ohio! Living under a political barrage

Oh no Ohio! Living under a political barrage
By HELEN O'NEILLAP Special Correspondent SUNBURY, Ohio (AP) - This is what it's like to be an Ohioan in the maddening final days of Campaign 2012: A cacophony of screeching voices spew attack ads from television and radio, hurling words like "FALSE! DECEIVING! DISHONEST!," disrupting

Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow

Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the

Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow

Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the

THE RACE: Obama and Romney both focusing on Sandy

THE RACE: Obama and Romney both focusing on Sandy
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney are both carefully navigating a path through disaster politics. Both want to show their main focus isn't on the election just a week away but on relief and cleanup from one of the worst-ever storms to slam the East

Louisiana parolee set to die in Texas Wednesday

Louisiana parolee set to die in Texas Wednesday
By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - When Louisiana parole violator Donnie Lee Roberts was arrested for fatally shooting his girlfriend at her East Texas home nine years ago, he had an immediate request: the death penalty. Roberts, 41, is scheduled for lethal injection