Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times
News Analysis: The governor is stuck between Republicans who refuse tax hikes, Democrats who resist cuts and a tangle of special interests and voter-mandated requirements.
In a battle among three tea party-backed Republicans, little-known state Sen. Deb Fischer wins the contest to face Democrat Bob Kerrey for Nebraska's open U.S. Senate seat.
John Edwards' lawyers elicit testimony seeking to discredit former aide Andrew Young and to prove that money paid to support Edwards' mistress was not illegal.
The settlement doesn't end claims by the homeless man's father, who has pushed for the officers involved to be fired and taken to trial.
The L.A. County district attorney also accuses the union representing Assessor John Noguez's office workers of interfering with the investigation.

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