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JUNEAU, Alaska - The week after Alaska's 90 day legislative session comes to a close, its capital seems to slow down and take a huge sigh of relief. Juneau's streets are quieter, its restaurants are emptier; hotels are ghost towns.

CONCORD, N.H. - The new tourism campaign New Hampshire rolled out a year ago is working so well, it may be expanded to economic development and other areas, a state official said Monday. The "Live Free and ....

DALLAS - Laura Bush wanted to make sure her husband's presidential centre reflected their Texas roots, and it does — right down to the building's limestone base from the Midland area, where they both grew up and lived after they were married.

TRENTON, N.J. - A southern New Jersey couple who pitched phoney vacation travel membership packages and collected fees for free airfare and cruise deals have been indicted, authorities said Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. - PETA has purchased newly issued shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the theme park company often targeted for protests by the animal rights group.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - More than a century ago John Muir argued that Congress should include a wildlife corridor with stunning vistas of the Merced River in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. He lost to timber interests.

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators let Boeing write the safety conditions for the problematic battery system in its beleaguered 787 "Dreamliner," prescribe how to test it and carry out those tests itself, according to testimony and documents released at

CONCORD, N.H. - The new tourism campaign New Hampshire rolled out a year ago is working so well, state officials are planning to expand it to other areas, including economic development. The "Live Free and ....

WASHINGTON - Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs.

WASHINGTON - A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would have allowed airline passengers to carry small knives, bats and some other sports equipment onto planes will be delayed, federal officials said Monday.