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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A lawyer shot himself to death as jurors began deliberating whether he sexually assaulted two foster children he had been assigned to protect, authorities said Wednesday. Andrew Dunn (search), 40, a law guardian for children appearing in Rochester’s family court, didn’t arrive at his trial Tuesday, setting …

2005 – The top executives of Google Inc. (GOOG) took salary cuts and received negligible bonuses in 2004 but hit financial jackpots after the company went public in August, according to regulatory filings. Last year, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt earned a salary of $81,432, a third of his 2003 salary, …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A political strategist who left U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris‘s Senate campaign last month said Harris ignored her staff’s recommendation to reject a defense contractor’s $10 million appropriation request, now being challenged by a congressional watchdog group. Harris insisted the request be submitted even though it was late …