Nation
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Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his arrest last month.
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Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he wants to go out "at the top of my game" and setting the stage for what one expert said could be a "land rush" for the seat.
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It's been one of the last unsolved mysteries from the gangland career of John Gotti.
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Though he hasn't yet proposed much that's specific, President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to act swiftly on his proposal to jump-start the economy and warned that a delay would cost jobs and hurt families.
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More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways.
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A fugitive police sergeant said Thursday he won't contest being sent back to Alabama, where he's accused of faking his abduction, stealing evidence money and flying to Las Vegas to try to win enough money to pay off personal debts.
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Though he hasn't yet proposed anything specific, President-elect Barack Obama will urge Congress on Thursday to act swiftly on his proposal to jump-start the economy and warn that a delay would cost jobs and hurt families.
