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Jack Johnson, the former county executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland who told his wife Leslie to flush a $100,000 check down a toilet and to stuff more than $79,000 cash into her underwear as officers closed in on their home, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of extortion, witness and evidence tampering. 62 year […]

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Public confidence in President Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll. Four months before midterm elections that will define the second half of his term, nearly six in 10 voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country, and a clear majority once again disapproves of how he is dealing with the economy.

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ATLANTA – Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim (kuh-SEEM) Reed is being sworn into office as Atlanta’s 59th mayor.