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In Bridgeport, Conn., a man was arrested for dialing 9-1-1 dozens of times. He called three times on Sunday, and told emergency responders he was out of beer. He offered them money to go buy some.

Colorado has a budget for next year following months of wrangling over steep cuts, namely to K-12 education. Governor Hickenlooper signed the state’s so-called “long bill” last Friday.

Osama bin Laden's death has changed the political situation in Afghanistan, according to Vali Nasr, an adviser to the State Department. He tells Steve Inskeep there's a great deal of possibility, both within the U.S. and in Afghanistan, to think about how to end the war more quickly through some form of a political settlement.

The government of Japan says it will take three years to clean up the debris left behind by the giant tsunami that washed over that country's northeast coast in March. An estimated 130,000 people either had their homes destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami, or were evacuated because of the radiation leaks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Officials are struggling to build them temporary housing, in areas where there is little vacant land.

Renee Montagne has business news.