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Obama would consider Gore for major post By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago Democrat Barack Obama says as president he would consider putting Al Gore in a Cabinet-level position — or higher. A woman at a town hall asked the Illinois senator if elected president would he consider tapping the former vice president for his Cabinet, or an even higher level office, to address global warming. "I would," Obama said. "Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out...

It started as a swearing in ceremony to put badly needed cops back on Detroit streets, but it turned into a swearing out ceremony when Chief Ella Bully-Cummings decided to stop the event at the very last moment. The 25 police academy students were ordered back to class after one of the students failed a pop quiz by Chief Bully-Cummings. According to Richard Weaver, Detroit Police Officers Association, the chief asked one of the students for her assistant chief’s job description. When the student didn’t know, Weaver said the chief was "highly upset," had their badges stripped and sent all...

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist is being treated in a Washington area hospital for cancer of the thyroid, according to CNN. The 80-year-old Rehnquist, appointed to the court by President Richard Nixon and elevated to chief justice by President Ronald Reagan, was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital last Friday, said the report.

Mayor, chief seek gun restrictions BY AARONS ANDERFORD / Lincoln Journal Star and NATE JENKINS If Lincoln's mayor and police chief get their way, more criminals could be arrested for carrying guns, and others could find it harder to sell potentially stolen goods. Mayor Don Wesely and Police Chief Tom Casady offered three potential ordinances Thursday. They plan to bring the proposals to the City Council in March. The proposals will ask the council to enact the following changes: • Prohibit people convicted of theft or a theft-related crimes twice over the last 10 years from selling or trading property...