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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has resigned, amid continuing questions about lane closures near the George Washington Bridge and whether he has used his position to boost his law firm. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced David Samson's resignation today. Christie appointed him to head the board of the agency that runs several New York City-area transportation facilities, including airports and bridges and tunnels. People close to Christie engineered four days of gridlock in September. It was intended — for reasons that remain unclear — as retaliation against a mayor.
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — An update is expected this evening from authorities in the Washington state community where searchers have been trying to find more victims of last weekend's mudslide. The bodies of 26 victims have already been either recovered or located, though the official death toll remains at 17. And dozens more could be buried in the debris.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — As he visits Saudi Arabia, President Barack Obama is looking to reassure that country's king that the U.S. isn't taking too soft a stand on Syria or other Mideast trouble spots. A U.S. official says Obama is considering letting Syria's rebels get some portable missile launchers that can attack low-flying planes and helicopters. The Saudis could play a direct role in sending the systems to the rebels.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Democratically controlled California Senate has voted to suspend three Democrats who face criminal charges, after the latest lawmaker to be hauled into court refused to step down. Today's 28-to-1 vote came on a resolution that prevents Democratic Sens. Ron Calderon, Leland Yee and Rod Wright from exercising any power of their office until the pending criminal cases against them have been resolved. Yee was indicted this week on federal charges that include accepting bribes and coordinating a gun-running operation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have given up their sizeable gains from earlier in the day. They rose this morning after the government reported a rise in consumer spending. It was a hopeful sign for an economy that had been slowed by months of severe winter weather.
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