Taxpayer tab over Missouri governor's e-mail, staff firing about $1.5M ... - Chicago Tribune

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outgoing Gov. Matt Blunt's troubles over deleted e-mails and the firing of a staff attorney have cost Missouri taxpayers about $1.5 million. Records obtained by The Associated Press under an open records law show the ...

Georgia's Stafford, Moreno enter 2009 NFL draft - WTOP Radio

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - With Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno headed to the NFL , Georgia probably won't have to worry about another preseason No. 1 ranking in 2009. Stafford, a junior who set a school record with 25 touchdown passes this season, and ...

Israel blasts suspected tunnels near Egypt border - AOL

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the ...

Symbolic meeting with predecessors marks Obama day - International Herald Tribune

WASHINGTON : President-elect Barack Obama lunched at the White House on Wednesday with the current chief executive and three former presidents, a symbolic show of support that Obama said provided "advice, good counsel and fellowship." Before the ...

Richardson adviser worked for firm feds probing (12:59 p.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News

SANTA FE — One of Gov. Bill Richardson's longtime friends and political advisers worked as a consultant for the California firm at the center a federal pay-to-play investigation that derailed the Democratic governor's appointment as commerce ...