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Girl accuses Sacramento mayor of offering her hush money

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation of Johnson's nonprofit St. HOPE organization last year. » read more

Confederate flag must come down from Capitol, says S.C. governor hopeful

The Confederate flag must be removed from the State House grounds if South Carolina is to attract jobs, according to one Democrat running for governor. Mullins McLeod, a Charleston attorney, released a plan to create jobs and reopened an old S.C. wound about whether it's appropriate to fly the flag on Capitol grounds. » read more

Fort Bragg puts limits on Palin's book tour visit

Fort Bragg has asked Sarah Palin, who will make a stop at the base on her book tour on Monday, not to make a speech at the public book-signing. The base also wanted to bar reporters from the event because it determined that by keeping out the media, the base would prevent Palin, a Republican and possible candidate in 2012, from having a platform from which to attack President Barack Obama, a Democrat. » read more

Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Paul tells opponent to 'learn how to read'

During a heated forum for U.S. Senate candidates Thursday at a Kentucky Association of Counties conference, Republicans Trey Grayson and Rand Paul exchanged sharp words on the issue of Guantanamo Bay, and at one point, Paul, the son of Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, responded that Grayson should learn how to read. » read more

White House

• · GOP senators, Holder clash over New York trials for 9/11 plot
• · Obama orders financial fraud task force beefed up
• · New president, same result on China currency flap

Congress

• · Lawmaker asks people to stop complaining, and gets an earful
• · For central California lawmakers, fundraising never stops
• · Cosmetic surgeons frown on Senate's 'botax' plan

State & Local

• · For central California lawmakers, fundraising never stops
• · Confederate flag must come down from Capitol, says S.C. governor hopeful
• · Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Paul tells opponent to 'learn how to read'

Opinion

• · 9-11 trials will show U.S. justice system at work
• · Now is a good time for tax reform
• · California's leaders must also share in sacrifices