LA mayor's girlfriend suspended from her job. LA Times
In Illinois, Pepsi is it. AP
NM's wood-burning energy plan hits a snag. Santa Fe New Mexican
Can't-do nation. Washington Post
Jailed ex-Waterbury mayor sues city for unused vacation time. AP
Ed Koch likes Mike Bloomberg for prez. Washington Post
KY Gov. Ernie Fletcher "called upon Moses, a witch and other characters" to criticize his Dem opponent. Lex Herald Leader
State legislators in Boston for NCSL meeting dump mandates at "tea party." Globe
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