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Sen. John Ensign's parents gave the Nevada Republican's mistress and her family $96,000 after they learned of the affair, an attorney for the senator says. The statement comes a day after Cindy Hampton's husband told a Las Vegas television show that Ensign paid her more than $25,000 in severance.
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Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee accuse the CIA of repeatedly misleading Congress for years. The charges, spelled out in letters obtained by The Associated Press, come after agency chief Leon Panetta apparently told lawmakers last month that intelligence officials have concealed significant actions since 2001.

Americans have such "deeply held opinions" about Sarah Palin that her surprising decision to resign as Alaska's governor didn't impact their views of her, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.
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One day after countries at the G-8 summit in Italy agreed to cap rising temperatures, President Barack Obama continues pressing leaders from developing and industrialized nations to find common ground in the fight against global warming.

The cash-strapped state of California will pay $335,000 to settle a suit filed over a former lawmaker's bad driving. A motorist sued after state Sen. Carole Migden, left, rear-ended her vehicle. Several witnesses had called 911 to report Migden for driving erratically, talking on a phone and even reading a book behind the wheel, the San Francisco Chronicle says.