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More illegal immigrants are crossing the U.S. and Mexico border by sea. As law enforcement cracks down on the risky sea journeys, immigrant smugglers are taking their contraband loads even farther up the coast of California, sometimes hundreds of miles from the border.

The 2012 presidential campaign is already being shaped by new rules for political money. That means corporate involvement in presidential politics on a scale not seen since the Watergate scandal of the 1970s, which ended Richard Nixon's presidency. The key difference: This time, it's legal.

Many Egyptians are outraged over military rulers' plans to change the constitution to protect the armed forces from civilian oversight and give themselves the final say on key policies. It's the latest clash between pro-democracy factions and the ruling military council, which is accused of clinging to power despite vowing to cede control.

Mike McQueary has been under fire because a grand jury report said he never spoke with police about the alleged 2002 sexual attack on a young boy in a Penn State locker room. He's defended his actions in an email.

While there are "murmurings" of a deal on deficit reduction, it's far from certain an agreement will be reached. Other news: Key witness in Penn State scandal says he did talk to university police; Syrian Army defectors reportedly attacked a base.

In what looks to be the largest such attack so far in the months-long uprising against the Assad regime, the Air Force Intelligence building and other sites were struck, activists say.

Though the economy faces many problems, the news about manufacturing adds to a string of reports that signal at least modest growth ahead.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Herndandez, who authorities say may have fired the shots has been taken into custody. No one was hurt and the bullet that was stopped by ballistic glass. President Obama and the first lady were not in the White House.

The accident is another in a series that have provoked anger toward the authoritarian government. This time, a bus with nine seats was carrying 64 passengers.

Rolling Stone political correspondent Tim Dickinson says the tax policies pursued by the Republican Party have benefited the top 1 percent of income earners. "The people at the very top of the income [bracket] are taking off like a rocket," he says.