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Wu notifies governor, speaker of resignation (AP)

August 3rd, 2011 | Author: admin

FILE - In this March 7, 2011 file photo, Rep. David Wu, D-Ore. speaks in Hillsboro, Ore. Wu has notified state and federal authorities that his resignation will be effective at the end of the day Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, making him the fourth member of Congress to resign this year in the wake of a sex scandal. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)AP – Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon resigned his seat late Wednesday, making him the fourth member of Congress to quit this year in the wake of a sex scandal.


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Landmark gay history bill goes to Calif. governor (AP)

July 5th, 2011 | Author: admin

Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, right, receives congratulations from Assemblyman Richard Pan. D-Sacramento, after the measure he was carrying requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The bill, which had passed the Senate, was approved 49-25 on a party line vote and sent to the Governor.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP – California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum.


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Mexico voters choose governor, give hints for 2012 (AP)

July 4th, 2011 | Author: admin

A cyclist rides past a mural for Eruviel Avila, candidate for governor of the state of Mexico for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Toluca, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Mexico will hold regional elections in four states on July 3. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP – There’s more at stake than picking a governor as voters go to the polls Sunday in the state of Mexico, with 15 million people the country’s most populous state and a bellwether for next year’s presidential election.


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Syrian leader sacks governor after huge protests (AP)

July 2nd, 2011 | Author: admin

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, hold up a banner against Assad during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, in Kfar Nebel village near the the province of Edlib, northwest Syria, on Friday July 1, 2011. Human rights activists say three people have been killed as tens of thousands of Syrians shouting for President Bashar Assad to leave office take to the streets across the country. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP – Syrian President Bashar Assad dismissed the governor of the key central city of Hama on Saturday after one of the largest protest gatherings to demand an end to Assad’s authoritarian regime.


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Ala. governor signs tough illegal immigration law (AP)

June 9th, 2011 | Author: admin

Sen. Scott Beason R-Gardendale, left, listens as Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks before signing into law what critics and supporters are calling the strongest bill in the nation cracking down on illegal immigration, on Thursday June 9, 2011 at the state Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. The bill allows police to arrest anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant if they're stopped for any other reason. It also requires public schools to determine students' immigration status and makes it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh)AP – Alabama’s governor on Thursday signed a tough new illegal immigration crackdown that contains provisions requiring public schools to determine students’ immigration status and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride.


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NJ governor reimburses state for chopper flights (AP)

June 3rd, 2011 | Author: admin

In this May 31, 2011 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, exits a state helicopter to attend his son's high school baseball game in Montvale, N.J. State police say it costs $2,500 an hour to fly a state helicopter, but that flying Christie to his son's high school baseball game didn’t cost taxpayers anything extra. (AP Photo/PATCH.com, Christopher Costa) MANDATORY CREDITAP – After taking a beating for more than a day, Gov. Chris Christie agreed Thursday to reimburse the state for personal use of a police helicopter to fly to two of his son’s high school baseball games and a political dinner with GOP donors.


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SD governor urges evacuations as flooding looms (AP)

June 2nd, 2011 | Author: admin

Residents of Dakota Dunes construct a wall to protect a home against the rising waters of the Missouri River, in Dakota Dunes, S.D., Wednesday, June 1, 2011. South Dakota officials say progress is being made on levees being built to protect Dakota Dunes, Pierre and Fort Pierre.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP – South Dakota’s governor has urged some residents to evacuate from three cities considered early trouble spots as officials brace for a prolonged period of Missouri River flooding.


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