Funeral held for Okla.'s first Republican governor, father of state's modern GOP partyOctober 3rd, 2009 Funeral held for Okla.'s first GOP governorEDMOND, Okla. — Oklahoma's first Republican governor who is credited with founding the state's modern GOP party is being remembered as a caring visionary.
Henry Bellmon, former Oklahoma governor and US senator, dies at 88, former chief of staff saysSeptember 30th, 2009 Former Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon diesOKLAHOMA CITY — Henry Louis Bellmon, who in 1963 became Oklahoma's first GOP governor since statehood, has died.
Police say 2-year-old California girl killed after 8-year-old brother accidentally shot herSeptember 23rd, 2009 2-year-old Calif. girl dies in accidental shootingVACAVILLE, Calif.
California man says he allowed hundreds of feral animals to roam his property, kill each otherSeptember 3rd, 2009 Hundreds of feral animals found at California homeTEMECULA, Calif. — A Southern California man has acknowledged letting hundreds of feral dogs and cats wander his property and kill each other.
Officials: Inmate convicted of killing 4 Calif. patrol officers found dead in apparent suicideAugust 18th, 2009 Convicted killer of 4 Calif. officers found deadDELANO, Calif.
Document says Nixon, Brazilian president discussed intervention in Chile, CubaAugust 17th, 2009 Nixon, Brazilian president discussed Chile, CubaWASHINGTON — Two years before the coup that toppled the leftist leader of Chile, President Richard Nixon and Brazilian President Emilio Medici discussed coordinated intervention in that nation and Cuba, according to a newly declassified document. The formerly Top Secret account of a Dec.
Worker found dead at Calif. food processing plant; authorities believe death was accidentalJuly 22nd, 2009 Woman found dead at Calif. food processing plantINDUSTRY, Calif.
Mo. governor unfreezes $1.5M in state funds for Tour of Missouri, says race should go onJuly 14th, 2009 Mo. governor says Tour of Missouri race to go onJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov.
Herbert Klein, ex-Nixon communications director, dies at 91 in San DiegoJuly 3rd, 2009 Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91 in Calif.SAN DIEGO — Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, has died.
Wife who fatally shot NYC fire marshal while he slept in their bed gets 25 years to lifeJuly 3rd, 2009 Wife who shot NY fire marshal in bed gets 25 yearsNEW YORK — A woman who shot her New York City fire marshal husband to death while he slept in their bed has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Forty-year-old high school teacher Janet Redmond-Mercereau (mer-ser-OH') got the maximum sentence Thursday.
New window opens on Nixon presidency with release of tapes from early Watergate daysJune 23rd, 2009 Another window opens on Nixon presidencyWASHINGTON — Fateful moments from the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency are brought to light in a new collection of papers and tape recordings from that time. Materials released by the Nixon Presidential Library on Tuesday show aides trying to head off a constitutional crisis and save a presidency after Nixon fired the Watergate special prosecutor and forced out the two top Justice Department officials in October 1973.
Former Alaska attorney general, figure in Troopergate case, wins election as borough mayorJune 10th, 2009 Ex-Alaska atty gen wins mayoral electionANCHORAGE, Alaska — A former Alaska attorney general who represented state workers in the Troopergate investigation has been elected mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Talis Colberg received 63 percent of the vote Tuesday, easily beating six other candidates in the community north of Anchorage.
Actress Cynthia Nixon lobbies NY lawmakers on same-sex marriage, hopes for wedding in stateJune 2nd, 2009 Actress Nixon pushes same-sex marriage in NYALBANY, N.Y. — Actress Cynthia Nixon is lobbying New York lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage and says she hopes to marry her partner in New York next year if the law is enacted.
Politically connected placement agents get subpoenas in NY pay-to-play pension probeMay 8th, 2009 Political agents get subpoenas in NY pension probeNEW YORK — Investigators probing influence peddling at the state pension fund have subpoenaed a number of politically connected New Yorkers who picked up big paychecks lobbying former officials at the retirement fund. State officials on Wednesday released a list of dozens of agents who acted as middlemen between investment firms and pension fund officials during the tenure of former comptroller Alan Hevesi.
Attorney who served in Clinton administration found dead in apparent suicide in DC law firmApril 30th, 2009 Clinton-era appointee dead in apparent DC suicideWASHINGTON — An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, an Atlanta-based firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died.
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