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SAN DIEGO — She's 78 years old and in good health. But Re Johnson has no illusions of spending her days playing bingo, knitting or traveling. Instead, she's looking for a job and expects to work for the rest of her life. Johnson, a Spring Valley resident, said she's seeking a position in merchandising or customer service. While she has been able to cover the mortgage payments on the home where she has lived for more than 40 years, she wants to be able to buy a car, or perhaps take a trip. “I want to get to the point...

A convicted murderer who was deported earlier this year after serving more than two decades in prison was arrested Tuesday after trying to come back into the country. Juan Crisantos-Ramos, 46, a Mexican citizen, was taken in to custody at the Dennis DeConcini port of entry in Nogales after he attempted to enter the United States using an immigration document that belonged to someone else, according to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The incident occurred late Tuesday when an officer was screening people and began asking routine questions of a passenger in a car, the release...

New committee, upcoming appearance By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D, is returning to political life with a new political action committee and an upcoming appearance in Iowa. Daschle has quietly eschewed most publicity since his defeat to Republican John Thune last November. But Steve Hildebrand, director of the new committee and Daschle's former campaign manager, said Daschle ''is not going to rule out opportunities to play important roles in public service.'' ''It could be president, it could be vice president, it could be something else,'' Hildebrand said. ''It could be...