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Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest case
GREENSBORO, North Carolina - The defense rested its case on Wednesday in the federal trial of ex-Senator John Edwards on charges he used presidential campaign finances to hide his then-pregnant mistress from voters, setting the stage for jury deliberations as early as this week.
Crews battle to contain raging Arizona wildfires
PHOENIX - Crews battled to contain wind-whipped Arizona wildfires on Wednesday that have raced across 27 square miles of parched ponderosa forest, brush and grassland, consuming several buildings and threatening a small town, authorities said. | Video
Hollande government to be dominated by moderates, Aubry out
PARIS - The government of France's new President Francois Hollande is likely to be dominated by moderate social democrats after party leader Martine Aubry, overlooked for the prime minister's role, said on Wednesday she would not be in the cabinet. | Video
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