Ethics cases have opened the party to the same lines of criticism that Democrats used against Republicans in winning control of the House and Senate four years ago.
The aide, Peter E. Kauffmann, resigned as information emerged indicating that the governor’s contact with a woman in an assault case was more extensive than previously reported.
The measure, which will grant payroll tax breaks to businesses that hire new workers, was characterized as the first step in a broad legislative push to shore up the economy.
AP - The Pentagon shooter had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun, a law enforcement official said Friday.
AP - Six people were ejected from a bus and killed Friday when the vehicle hit a pickup and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, state police said.
AP - The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from a major hospital on Friday as the nation struggled to comprehend the scope of the disaster that hit it.
In a marathon speech lasting almost two hours, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao laid out China's policy plans for this year, announcing a target of 8% growth for 2010 and pledging to reverse the country's yawning wealth gap. There were 33 rounds of applause as Premier Wen waded through the 36 page "State of the Union" style report. He said that the government aims to create more than 9 million jobs this year and keep unemployment down to 4.6%.
Several people were ejected from a bus when it crashed on an Arizona interstate today, killing six passengers, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will meet with Chilean President Michele Bachelet and her successor on Friday, to reassure the earthquake-battered nation of the international commitment to aid.