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The obscure Phoenix-based nonprofit that spent millions on California and Arizona ballot initiative campaigns is backed by other nonprofits involved in heavy political spending.

For thousands of voters in Ohio, Election Day is going to be a day of rest -- because they worked hard to vote on Sunday.

Atascadero State Hospital in central California was built to treat criminals who are mentally ill. But since 2006, assaults on staff have risen markedly. Employees blame the increase on a federally enforced plan that they say requires them to spend more time on paperwork than treating patients.

Among the loose ends that lawmakers would like to tie up before the end of this lame-duck session is the farm bill, which is made up mostly of crop subsidies and food stamps.

The 2,851-acre Shockey Fire, which has claimed a man's life and destroyed 11 back-country homes in rural southeastern San Diego County, is expected to be fully contained today.

A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling shook up how criminal defense attorneys had to advise their immigrant clients about the threat of deportation after a conviction. Last week amid the storm, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the 2010 decision could be retroactive.

Witnesses' accounts of a deadly struggle between federal border agents and Anastasio Hernandez contradict the official version of what happened. Hernandez died three days after being Tasered by federal border agents at the San Ysidro crossing.

Where do our local congressional representatives stand on Arizona's controversial illegal immigration law? We asked Republican Brian Bilbray, and Democrat Bob Filner, to give us their take on the Arizona law, and the federal lawsuit challenging it.

Lines of communication remain open in an effort to avert the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff," according to the White House and House Speaker John Boehner.

Security is expected to be heightened at airports nationwide today, including Lindbergh Field, for the one-year anniversary of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.