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Chi, the lead engineer on a classified research project involving quiet propulsion systems -- known as Quiet Electric Drive -- for Navy warships, is accused of taking sensitive information about the project, copying it onto compact discs and delivering them to his brother. The affidavit said Tai encrypted the information and planned to take it to China. Their wives are charged as accomplices.

SALEM, Ore. -- A judge upheld a same-sex marriage ban adopted by Oregon voters last year, rejecting claims that the amendment made too many changes at once and interfered with local government.

L OS ANGELES -- A family that said toxic mold in their house caused brain damage in their baby reached a $22.6 million settlement against a lumber company and 16 other defendants. The parents of Kellen Gorman said he was sickened by mold on framing studs that had been improperly stored by Crenshaw Lumber Co. of Gardena, which agreed to pay $13 million of the settlement.

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The state Supreme Court ruled that Howard Dean acted legally when he placed some of his gubernatorial papers under seal for 10 years. The court, which overturned a state trial judge's ruling, cited an archives law that access to certain documents can be restricted under "special terms or conditions of law."

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