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WASHINGTON – President Bush on Tuesday shut a loophole that defense contractors had been using to avoid paying millions of dollars in payroll taxes. Bush signed into law the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, which provides tax relief for military families. Included in the legislation is a provision …

LOS ANGELES – Daredevil prankster Steve-O has pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine. As part of Tuesday’s plea deal, the case against Steve-O, whose real name is Stephen Glover, will be dismissed after he completes a drug rehabilitation program, his attorney Barry Gerald Sands said. “He is already in a program …

JIANGYOU, China – Soldiers blew up wooden houses and other debris Sunday in a lake formed by China’s deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a spillway and ease the threat of flooding for more than 1 million people. The Tangjiashan lake, created when a landslide dammed the …