AP – Freshman members of Congress are using a perk to blanket districts with mass mailings and other messages to promote themselves back home, particularly those in this year’s tightest election contests, an Associated Press review shows.

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AP – Clutching his right hand and writhing in pain on the court, West Virginia senior Da’Sean Butler allowed himself only two seconds to worry that his college career was over — and maybe the Mountaineers’ NCAA tournament run, too.

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AP – Prosecutors have filed a more serious charge against a Washington state police officer accused of fatally shooting an intoxicated man in a restaurant parking lot.

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AP – A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.

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AP – China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington to cool its “politicization and emotionalization” of the issue and warning a further rise in its yuan could drive exporters out of business.

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