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WASHINGTON – House Republicans, divided over how to control special interest spending, struggled Thursday to save a lobbying overhaul bill. At stake was an election-year promise to do something about scandals that have sullied the reputation of Congress. “This is the acid test today,” said Rep. Fred Flake, R-Ariz., who …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The sentencing of original “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch has been delayed until May 16. Hatch, 45, won $1 million in the debut season of the CBS reality series. He was found guilty in January of failing to pay taxes on his winnings and other income. Hatch, who …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Hank Williams Jr. surrendered to police Tuesday on a warrant issued in an alleged assault on a hotel waitress last month, a charge his publicist claimed is driven by “greed.” Holly Hornbeak, 19, has told police she was waiting tables at the Peabody Hotel’s lobby bar March …