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Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:37:28 -0400

MATAMOROS, Mexico - Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border.

NH House to vote whether to allow 1 casino

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:29:12 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire's House is voting Wednesday whether to legalize one casino that probably would be built along the southern border with Massachusetts.

SKorea: NKorea fires 5th projectile into waters

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:28:04 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters - for the fifth time in three days.

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:04 -0400

BEIRUT - A Syrian group that tracks the country's civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border.

Shumlin to sign aid-in-dying bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:28 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A 10-year effort by advocates to bring an aid-in-dying law to Vermont is about to be punctuated with Gov. Peter Shumlin's signing of the bill.

Ifill to speak at Wake Forest commencement

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:13 -0400

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - The moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" on PBS will speak at the commencement ceremony for Wake Forest University graduates.

Last day arrives for Minn. lawmakers

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:17:12 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Come midnight, the Minnesota Legislature's 2013 session will be history.

NC NAACP enters 4th week of legislative protests

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:37 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is entering its fourth straight week of protests at the state legislature that have resulted in nearly 100 arrests so far.

NC Senate begins week of state gov't budget debate

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:31 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Senate Republicans are ready to talk about their North Carolina state government spending proposal for the next two years.

94 parcels to be sold at auction

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:24 -0400

GREENVILLE, Mississippi - Ninety-four parcels of tax-forfeited land, valued at $210,000, will be sold at an auction in June.

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:08 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

Mich. cancer patients to back Medicaid expansion

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:07:17 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan residents.

Tuesday is deadline for Do Not Call list

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:07:09 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry.

MSU to welcome Boys State participants May 26

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:04:30 -0400

STARKVILLE, Mississippi - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legion's Boys State on the campus of Mississippi State University this month.

Minn. Capitol renovation could get last-day rescue

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:53:06 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Legislature may resort to a stand-alone borrowing measure that would pay for state Capitol-related renovation costs and nothing more.

Minn. lawmakers refuel dismal Vikings stadium fund

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:50:13 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota Vikings stadium finance plan, take two.

Column: Dustups have government's role in common

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:44:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - A big brother you can trust to keep you safe, give you a hand and do right by you? Or a big brother who snoops, lies and bullies you in all corners of your life?

AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:42:27 -0400

WASHINGTON - More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful."

Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:37:12 -0400

NEW DELHI - China's new premier said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth.

On table in NJ: Using sales tax to preserve land

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:32:30 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A New Jersey Senate panel is poised to consider a plan that calls for funding open space preservation purchases with sales tax revenue for the next 30 years.

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes, legislatively or politically.

Ad to begin airing praising gun-control bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:19:11 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - A television ad will begin airing in the Baltimore area that praises the gun-control measure recently signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Conn. lawmakers to announce mental health proposal

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:19:04 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Lawmakers, advocates and the mother of a child killed in the Newtown school shooting are unveiling a new proposal for child mental health at the state Capitol complex in Hartford.

Ark. Treasurer Martha Shoffner due in US court

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:11:47 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner was arrested on federal extortion charges over the weekend and is to make an appearance in federal court.

Retired US Supreme Court justice features in forum

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:04:36 -0400

BOSTON - The JFK Museum and Library is hosting a forum that will feature retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.