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Personally and politically, Pelosi won big on health care

Love her or hate her, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is at the peak of her political power, and she seems to be reveling in the high drama of the moment. | 11/10/09 17:11:00 By - Rob Hotakainen

Top U.S. scientists to study California irrigation practices

WASHINGTON — Some of the nation's most esteemed scientists will review recent environmental decisions that have curtailed California irrigation water deliveries, officials affirmed Tuesday. | 11/10/09 20:09:00 By - Michael Doyle

Man goes to an awful lot of trouble to reclaim an $800 truck

Police say Richard Heger, 67, broke into a local tow shop's storage lot to reclaim his 1967 pickup, stole a tow truck to tow it away, did $7,000 damage to the tow company's gate and more damage to a restaurant's sign when the truck broke loose, then lied about his identity to police and spun stories involving President Barack Obama and the CIA. | 11/10/09 16:35:57 By - Elizabeth Bluemink

Ex-NFL and 'Dancing' star Taylor jailed after Miami crash

Former New York Giants great and "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Lawrence Taylor was arrested in Miami Sunday night on charges of leaving the scene of a crash, according to jail records. The crash tore off the front right tire on Taylor's 2009 Cadillac Escalade, and he drove about two miles on the axle before stopping, authorities said. | 11/10/09 20:43:51 By - Jennifer Lebovitch

Library employees fired over censorship of graphic novel

Sharon Cook is either a hero or a villain. She is either due your thanks for doing everything in her power to protect children from obscenity or she is due your disdain for wantonly taking away the constitutional rights of the patrons of one Kentucky county library. | 11/10/09 15:34:45 By - Amy Wilson

Letter to the editor from Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs' response to McClatchy's investigative series "Goldman Sachs: Low Road to High Profits." | 11/10/09 14:49:00 By -

Kentucky's Chandler draws a GOP rival for 2010 race

Garland "Andy" Barr, 36, a former aide to Gov. Ernie Fletcher, became the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky. | 11/10/09 15:07:11 By - Beth Musgrave

Judge rules priest, ex-stripper in custody dispute must stay apart

A Miami-Dade judge on Tuesday ordered a former stripper and a disgraced Catholic priest -- who are involved in a custody dispute over their baby daughter -- to stay away from each. | 11/10/09 14:59:26 By - David Ovalle

3 teens accused of setting boy on fire will be tried as adults

Three of the five teenagers accused of setting fire to 15-year-old Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, Fla., will be charged as adults, the Broward State Attorney's Office said Monday. Denver Jarvis and Matthew Bent, both 15, and Jesus Mendez, 16, were charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder in the Oct. 12 attack in which Brewer was doused Brewer with rubbing alcohol and set aflame. | 11/10/09 14:58:44 By - Robert Samuels

Now Idahoans have the power to cut their power costs

Imagine you could log on to the Internet to find out how much power you used this week. If you have one of Idaho Power's new smart meters, you already can. | 11/10/09 14:42:52 By - Rocky Barker

Animal welfare standards provide problems for dairies in California

Fresno County dairy operator Jamie Bledsoe says he's proud of how he cares for his animals. But his word may no longer be enough to satisfy the buyers of his milk. | 11/10/09 14:38:40 By - Robert Rodriguez

Commentary: A sea change you could believe in

If you thought we saved the whales in the 1980s, think again. Although supposedly rescued by a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, they're still struck by ships, caught in discarded nets, poisoned by pollution and harassed by the booming noise of underwater oil and gas exploration. | 11/10/09 14:15:17 By - Karen Sack

Bank of America's departing CEO defends his actions

In one of his last speeches as chief executive of Bank of America Corp., Ken Lewis defended his time in the top office, saying history will show that his actions as CEO were profitable in the long run. | 11/10/09 13:25:40 By - Christina Rexrode

Public funds for Alaska House New York non-profit?

State legislators are considering spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in public money to support an arts and cultural center in New York City that its founder describes as an embassy devoted to increasing awareness of Alaska. | 11/10/09 12:54:49 By - Sean Cockerham

Commentary: The truth frightens Castro

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, who was on her way to the Friday demonstration when she and another blogger, Orlando Luis Pardo, were hauled into a car by three men, likely state security agents. The pair was dragged into the car, beaten black and blue in the head and chest before being dumped miles away from the demonstration as if they were trash. | 11/10/09 12:52:23 By -