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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A battle for control of the Republican message may have cost the party a special election for a northern New York House seat. Democrat Bill Owens has been able to capitalize on a split that emerged between Republican moderates and conservatives. The Democrat won in an area that hadn't gone Democratic in more than a century.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Bob McDonnell wooed Virginia's independent voters Tuesday to win a landslide election for governor. And in New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie has unseated New Jersey's deep-pocketed but unpopular governor. The GOP victories are seen as a troubling sign for President Barack Obama ahead of the 2010 mid-term elections.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military says its navy has captured an arms ship bout 100 miles off Israel's coast. Israeli officials say the vessel and its cargo were heading from Iran to Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon. Defense ministry officials say the shipment included anti-tank missiles.

KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — In Pakistan, an official reports that a group of militants has killed two women teachers in an ambush. Pakistan's Taliban fighters are deeply opposed to modern education, particularly for girls.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state news agency says an earthquake has injured at least 700 people in the country's south. But the agency says no one has died in the 4.9-magnitude quake, which cut power and telephone lines and sent residents streaming into the streets.