Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri are joining the chorus expressing concern over the Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce flow from an Missouri River reservoir, potentially affecting shipping on the Mississippi River.

The corps has said that around Nov. 23 it will reduce

By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais testified during divorce proceedings that he and his former wife made a "mutual" decision for her to have two abortions.
 
The 2001 court transcripts were released Thursday by the state Democratic Party, which had tried to air the documents before the Nov.

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Beebe is proposing a reduction in the state's grocery tax that would be triggered if the state's budget obligations in several key areas decline over a six-month period.
 
Finance officials on Thursday said Beebe is calling for reducing the state's grocery tax

By JEFF AMY
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The state College Board has approved a request from Mississippi's two largest universities to impose a $50-a-semester fee on their students.
 
The board agreed Thursday with a recommendation from a committee that the proposal by the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University be