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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has apologized to ousted employee Shirley Sherrod and offered her a unique new position at the agency. Sherrod, in an interview with The Associated Press, says she is considering the offer.

Homeless Men Win $45,000 Lawsuit Against City Of Las Vegas March 29, 2007 4:26 p.m. EST   Mary K. Brunskill - All Headline News Staff Writer Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - Three homeless men arrested for sleeping next to feces won a settlement of $45,000 Thursday after taking the city of Las Vegas to court. Eastman Webber, David Hicks and Jerry Halfpap had been arrested last November under a provision against sleeping within 500 feet of feces or urine. However, the provision had been repealed in September, so the law no longer existed. Webber, Hicks and Hafpap were handcuffed...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Web site Kerry Edwards started two years ago to show the world photos of his toddler son has suddenly become hot property. The phones at the bail bonds business Edwards owns started ringing with calls from people and groups wanting his kerryedwards.com Web address even before Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry announced John Edwards as his running mate Tuesday. That day, the Web site also received more than 51,000 hits. One of the first calls was from the Kerry campaign, asking Edwards to donate the domain name to the campaign. But the 34-year-old Indianapolis man said...