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FILE - In a April 22, 2010 file photo, Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols along the international border after sunset in Nogales, Ariz. New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an overall waning of Hispanic immigration. For the first time since 1910, Hispanic immigration last year was topped by immigrants from Asia. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

Hope Yen · December 6, 2012 11:18 pm

CORRECTS SOURCE - Naeem Davis stands in front of Judge Lynn Kotler during his arraignment on murder charges Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in New York. Davis was arrested Tuesday in the death of 58-year-old New York city subway rider Ki-Suck Han, who was shoved onto the tracks. (AP Photo/New York Post, William C. Lopez, Pool)

New Yorkers wrestle with survival on subway tracks

Verena Dobnik · December 6, 2012 11:17 pm

Gary Parrish smokes marijuana in a glass pipe, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, just after midnight at the Space Needle in Seattle. Possession of marijuana became legal in Washington state at midnight, and several hundred people gathered at the Space Needle to smoke and celebrate the occasion, even though the new law does prohibit public use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

For Washington state, legal pot _ and now what?

Gene Johnson · December 6, 2012 11:15 pm

Mormon church wants more compassion for gays

BRADY MCCOMBSRACHEL ZOLL · December 6, 2012 11:07 pm

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · December 6, 2012 11:06 pm

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., speaks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington. DeMint announced Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 that he is resigning to take over at Heritage Foundation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Leading conservative DeMint resigning Senate seat

Donna Cassata · December 6, 2012 11:01 pm

Illinois State State Sen. Donne Trotter leaves the Cook County Courthouse after posting bond Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Chicago. Trotter was charged Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2012 with a felony count for allegedly trying to board a flight at O'Hare International Airport with a weapon and ammunition in a carry-on bag. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Illinois lawmaker released on weapons charge

Don Babwin · December 6, 2012 10:59 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, right, emerges from the 103rd floor stairwell at Chicago's Willis Tower during the RIC SkyRise Chicago event, a fundraiser for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where Kirk is a patient. On the left is Joanne Smith, M.D., president and CEO of the RIC. Behind Kirk is Michael Klonowski, a physical therapist who is assisting Kirk with his recovery from a stroke. A spokesperson for Kirk on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, said that Kirk would return to work in Washington on Jan. 3, 2013, a year after suffering a major stroke that required months of intense rehabilitation. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

Aides: US Sen. Mark Kirk to return to work Jan. 3

Sophia Tareen · December 6, 2012 10:54 pm

Wife accused in Mo. sex slave case pleads guilty

Bill Draper · December 6, 2012 10:50 pm

Feds pledge to improve protection of sacred sites

Washington Examiner · December 6, 2012 10:34 pm

Correction: Bloomberg-Clinton-Mayoral Race story

Washington Examiner · December 6, 2012 10:28 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, file photo, Zynga general manager Erik Bethke speaks at a Zynga event in San Francisco, Online games company Zynga said Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Zynga moves to enter US gambling market

Washington Examiner · December 6, 2012 10:28 pm