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• As state legislatures look ahead to their 2013 sessions, the calculating and the lobbying have already begun.
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Egypt's top court postpones ruling on constituent panel, officials say
• CAIRO (AP) -- Officials say Egypt's top court has postponed its ruling on the legitimacy of the nation's Islamist-dominated constituent assembly, citing 'administrative" reasons.
• The announcement came as several thousand supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi surrounded the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday to prevent the judges from entering the Nile-side building in Cairo.
• The officials did not know whether a new date has been set for the ruling.
• A ruling from the court -- regardless of which way it goes -- would be a direct challenge to Morsi, who last month gave himself near absolute powers, placing himself and the assembly above any oversight, including by the judiciary.
• The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
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Murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs' Belcher stuns team as police piece together case
• KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches on this weekend's gameplan. Then they got a call to hurry to the parking lot.
• The two men rushed through the glass doors of Chiefs headquarters and came face-to-face with linebacker Jovan Belcher, holding a handgun to his head.
• Belcher had already killed his girlfriend and sped the short distance to Arrowhead Stadium, right past a security checkpoint guarding the entrance. Upon finding his bosses, Belcher thanked general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel for giving him a chance in the NFL. Then he turned away and pulled the trigger.
• The murder-suicide shocked a franchise that has been dealing with controversies now made trivial by comparison: eight consecutive losses, injuries too numerous to count, discontent among fans and the prospect that Pioli and Crennel could be fired at season's end.
• Authorities did not release a possible motive while piecing together the case, (Continued on page 29)
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