SC gov to pay state for trip where he saw mistress

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he will reimburse the state for a trade mission to Argentina last year during which he saw a woman with whom he acknowledges a yearlong affair.

Sanford admitted the affair at a tearful, rambling news conference Wednesday and said he had visited the woman, a longtime friend, three times. His admission came after lawmakers and reporters questioned where he had been for five days.

His staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, but he was really on another trip to Argentina to visit his mistress.

His spokesman, Joel Sawyer, initially said he was unaware of any state funds being used for the governor's …

Shunning All Pressure, Wannstedt Begins Dream

PHILADELPHIA Sometime before kickoff, he may chuckle about the nighthe wanted to become an FBI agent. He was 25, married and losingconfidence as a lowly assistant at Pitt, paid such chump change thathis wife out-earned him in the sales department of a steel mill.Confused and desperate, he huddled with a colleague over beers at anItalian restaurant.

"I'm thinking about getting out of coaching," Dave Wannstedtsaid.

"Hey, you're doing a good job," Jimmy Johnson told him. "I'mgoing to get a head-coaching job, and when I do, you're going to bewith me and you're going to be fine."

Sixteen years and five jobs later, Inspector Clouseau's jobremains safe. On a warm …

Rocker Pete Doherty denies cocaine charge

LONDON (AP) — Troubled rocker Pete Doherty has appeared in a London court on a charge of cocaine possession.

The Babyshambles' frontman, who has a history of drug use, denies the charge.

He was arrested by police investigating the death of heiress Robin Whitehead, who died from a suspected drug overdose last year.

Whitehead was working on a documentary about Doherty and his former band, …

French fin min says Greek plan removes doubts

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde says the European Union's proposed euro30 billion ($40 billion) loan package for debt-saddled Greece eliminates any doubts over its resolve to aid a member state.

Lagarde said Tuesday the deal reached over the weekend "leaves no room for queries or questions" over how the aid package mechanism could be activated.

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Chicago air & Water show

*Saturday and Sunday; water show 9-10:30 a.m., air show 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

*Chicago lakefront, from Fullerton to Oak; centered at NorthAvenue Beach

*Free

*(312) 744-3370; www.cityofchi-cago.org/special events

When it comes to the coolest of all the summer events, the annualChicago Air & Water Show remains top gun.

The summer crowd-pleaser, blasting off from 9 to 4 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, is once again expected to bring more than 2 millionpeople to Lake Michigan shores, making it one of the largest shows ofits kind in the nation.

The place to be for spectators is North Avenue Beach, which is thebest area to see …

Using Functional Behavior Assessment in General Education Settings: Making a Case for Effectiveness and Efficiency

ABSTRACT: Under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools have a legal obligation to conduct functional behavior assessments (FBAs) when developing intervention plans for students with disabilities whose behaviors lead their individualized education program teams to consider a change in educational placement, including suspension and expulsion. However, FBA also holds significant promise as a procedure to be used proactively with students with behavioral challenges who are educated in part, or wholly, in general education classrooms. Unfortunately, current conceptualizations of FBA as a methodologically rigorous procedure pose significant and possibly insurmountable …

Judge holds Hexion to buyout of Huntsman

A Delaware judge has refused to allow Hexion Specialty Chemicals to walk away from a $6.5 billion buyout of chemicals maker Huntsman Corporation.

In a ruling late Monday, Vice Chancellor Stephen Lamb ordered Hexion to use its best efforts to complete the deal.

Lamb also denies Hexion's claim that Huntsman was not entitled to a $325 million break up …