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Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife (AP)
AP - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday.
FBI tapes might elude Illinois impeachment panel (AP)
AP - State legislators weighing evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich may finish their work before getting any tapes of the governor's conversations that were made secretly by the FBI, attorneys indicated Monday.
Burris says he's senator — but Dems won't seat him (AP)
AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress.
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue (AP)
AP - A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months.
Timber company drops road deal with Forest Service (AP)
AP - The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes in agreements governing its use of U.S. Forest Service roads — changes that critics complained could transform forests into housing subdivisions.
Fabulous fib is named Wis. club's top lie of 2008 (AP)
AP - A whopper about a devious baby and his diapers is the top lie of 2008, an organization of champion fibbers declared Monday.
5 homeless shelter residents killed in Texas fire (AP)
AP - A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water.
Search starts for Kansas boy now missing 10 years (AP)
AP - The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.
NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe (AP)
AP - Gov. Bill Richardson's gold-plated resume had never been tarnished as he moved up the political ladder from congressman and diplomat to governor.
Sheriff: Man arrested in Ohio mother's slaying (AP)
AP - A man was arrested in the shooting death of a woman whose 4-year son was abducted and left unharmed at a highway rest area, authorities said Monday.
Manslaughter charges filed in NYC crane collapse (AP)
AP - A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents in decades.
Former policeman, teen arrested after Ga. standoff (AP)
AP - A 13-hour hostage standoff at a Georgia motel ended peacefully Monday when a former South Carolina police officer and a teenage girl surrendered, freeing his estranged wife and infant son.
Kennedy missteps might not trip her up in the end (AP)
AP - Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.
Mother, 4 young sons among 8 dead in NY house fire (AP)
AP - A fast-moving house fire killed eight people, including four young brothers, despite the homeowner's frantic attempts to save them, authorities and a witness said.
Decatur, Ala., organized crime unit chief missing (AP)
AP - Authorities searched Monday for the head of a northern Alabama city's organized crime unit, who was last seen working late Friday and then vanished, leaving signs of a struggle in his office.
Calif. court sides with Episcopals over property (AP)
AP - The state's high court ruled Monday that three Southern California parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers cannot retain ownership of their church buildings and property.
AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor (AP)
AP - Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.
Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal (AP)
AP - Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect.
Alaska trooper says politics slowed drug arrest (AP)
AP - A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.
Wash. state police find baby's remains in trash (AP)
AP - Authorities combing through 60 tons of trash, searching for the body of a baby allegedly dumped by his 16-year-old mother, found a dead infant in the garbage Monday.