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Abortion-rights backers want quick action from the president-elect, although they may not press for sweeping changes. Obama has said he is looking to find common ground on reproductive health issues.

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The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America.

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Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children.

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The 16-year-old will be charged with vehicular manslaughter for his role in the Hill Road crash, but court proceedings will be closed unless a juvenile court judge opens them.

Prosecutors are working on plea deal with George Nickel, who fellow soldiers say may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder

CITIZENS FOR A CLEAN IDAHO DISBANDS AMIDST ALLEGATIONS IT WAS TIED TO A UTAH WASTE STORAGE FACILITY

WASHINGTON - A no vote comes as no surprise from Rep. Mike Simpson, who shares other Republicans' opposition. But Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick's vote was highly sought by House Democratic leaders.

The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, hosts "Debunking Portland: How Streetcars and Light Rail Have Made Portland the City that Doesn't Work" with Randal O'Toole, senior fellow with the Cato Institute.

Thirteen long-forgotten veterans were interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Friday during the annual Missing in America ceremony.

Canyon County Local Emergency Planning Committee will hold a community outreach from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District office, 9719 Idaho 45, Nampa.

The annual Cazba Thanksgiving Day fest for those in need is on for this year and Trish Elrod, owner of Moon River Distributing is again coordinating acquiring the actual turkeys. Each year about 300 people who are homeless or otherwise in need, show up for the traditional meal that is served up by a legion of volunteers at the Cazba Restaurant, 211 S. 8th St., Boise, 381-0222. This year, organizers expect more people to need the servise.

Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The entertainer's 2002 will made no reference to his father, with whom he had an often strained relationship.

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The whistleblower lawsuit former Idaho Transportation Director Pam Lowe filed Friday is just first round of her legal action against the state, said Erika Birch, Lowe's attorney.

After a mass shooting, people who knew the gunman find themselves wondering what warning signs they might have missed. So it is in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man authorities say opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood.

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When the main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped out of a planned runoff, it did more than end two months of election disputes. According to Sen. John Kerry, it also gives Karzai a chance to prove his legitimacy — and to become a stronger ally to America.

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As an Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan heard the horror stories of war on a daily basis from the soldiers he was treating for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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For the sixth year, Boise Woodcraft is inviting the public to come to the shop for a "turn-a-thon" event to make high quality, wooden pens for men and women serving overseas.

A 46-year-old Nevada man arrested for robbing a bank in Las Vegas last week has also been charged with robbing a Wells Fargo Bank on Orchard Street in Boise this past August.

David A. Snow is being held in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony rape after a woman told police he sexually assaulted her early Thursday morning at a Boise Bench home.

A group set up show to protest American Ecology's plan to bring extremely low-level nuclear waste to its Owyhee County burial facility has closed up shop after the company filed a defamation lawsuit.