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Pressure is mounting against Alabama's "toughest in the nation" immigration law. Nearly 3,000 immigrants converged Monday night on a church with strong ties to the civil rights movement. They heard from democratic members of Congress who vowed to get the law repealed.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are looking for work. President Obama signed legislation meant to change that on Monday. The new law will give businesses tax credits for hiring vets.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said Egypt's ruling military council would hand power to a civilian government no later than July, and that presidential elections would be held by June 30. The address was rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square who are pushing for a "second revolution."

A South Carolina prison received two Bibles intended for an inmate. But the Bibles had been hollowed out, and contained razor knives, a cell phone, ecstasy pills and cocaine. The prison returned the package to the sender. Police identified the sener who mailed the Bibles from a post office.

The Milwaukee woman laid down a $100 bill and bought a restaurant. It's a "socially conscious" eatery on Milwaukee's South Side. The conditions include feeding the previous owner and his wife one free meal a day for a year.

Angered by the ruling party's successful push to ratify a free trade deal with the U.S., a South Korean lawmaker doused the parliament's speaker.

Authorities accuse them of tossing Molotov cocktails. American officials are working to get them released.

The Internet deal was so popular the business owner had to make 102,000 cup cakes at a loss.

Conventional wisdom advises against talking about politics at family gatherings, but that's often unrealistic. With the turbulent race for president and the roiling Occupy protests — not to mention the usual politics of food, football and in-laws — some discussion guidelines can be helpful.

A new campaign ad asserts that New Hampshire voters just need a chance to get to know Jon Huntsman. But the candidate's issues run deeper than lack of name recognition.