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WASHINGTON – A woman accused Pennsylvania Rep. Don Sherwood (search) of trying to choke her during an encounter at the congressman’s Capitol Hill apartment last fall, but police found insufficient evidence to file charges. According to the police report, the incident involving Sherwood, 64, a married four-term Republican congressman, and …

NEW YORK – Retailers will take the spotlight next week as investors mull whether high energy costs have pinched consumers and clogged America’s economic engine. Retailers and their customers have received added attention lately amid concerns about a softer U.S. economy. About two-thirds of U.S. economic growth is fed by …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line Guardian Council (search) on Saturday approved a law that puts pressure on the government to develop nuclear technology that could be used to build atomic weapons, state run radio reported. Parliament had passed the bill on May 15 and sent it to the Guardian Council …