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The former mayor of a southern New Jersey town has been sentenced to six months in prison for evading taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars he got from an insurance broker over several years. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Milltown police Lt. Douglas Cole pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of filing false overtime vouchers and collecting money for work he knew he never performed. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New Jersey police officer admits overtime theft

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Technology

TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34m in funding

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January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reinstate the conviction of inmate Albert Woodfox in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard, despite objections from human rights activists who have long said the state's case is flawed and that Woodfox has suffered from decades of solitary confinement. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Inmate conviction in ’72 death at issue in appeal

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Undated image made available by the US Air Force of a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter of the same type as one which crashed at about 6 p.m. local time Tuesday near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast of eastern England. (AP/ US Air Force Lakenheath)

National Security

US Air Force copter crashes in England, killing 4

Lolita Baldor -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Jimmetta Smith holds her resume while talking with Rhonda Knight, a senior recruiter for Delta airlines, at a job fair for veterans and family members in Marietta, Ga. (AP/David Goldman)

Economy

Survey: US companies add 238,000 jobs in December, most in year

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January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel said Tuesday he's skeptical of making first-offense drunken driving a crime, saying the move could overwhelm the state's courts and lead to more drunken driving. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Wisconsin attorney general candidate questions drunken driving change

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

In this Nov. 12, 2009 photo, two students walk past Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Legislators on Tuesday criticized how the university managed the budget of its fundraising division and said they're still not clear how it built a $4.2 million deficit. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)

Education

Legislators critical of University of Arkansas deficit seek answers

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report that former Michigan Treasurer Andy Dillon is serving as senior adviser to state Treasurer Kevin Clinton, and is being paid an annual salary of about $174,000, the same as when he was treasurer. (AP File)

Ex-Michigan treasurer gets same salary as adviser

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January 8, 2014 5:00 am

A Navajo lawmaker submitted a proposal Tuesday that would remove the speaker of the Tribal Council, who is facing criminal charges in an investigation into the misuse of public funds. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Navajo lawmaker seeks removal of council speaker

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Associated Press

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

New Jersey police officer admits overtime theft

TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34m in funding

Inmate conviction in ’72 death at issue in appeal

US Air Force copter crashes in England, killing 4

Survey: US companies add 238,000 jobs in December, most in year

Wisconsin attorney general candidate questions drunken driving change

Legislators critical of University of Arkansas deficit seek answers

Ex-Michigan treasurer gets same salary as adviser

Navajo lawmaker seeks removal of council speaker

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