Gallup poll: 25 percent increase in depression cases along Gulf Coast since massive BP spill

Gallup: Depression up 25 percent on Gulf after oil

Oil gusher is dead, but the anguish of Gulf Coast residents still very much alive

Oil gusher is dead, but not residents’ anguish

US envoy talks up American aid in first visit to Pakistan following deadly floods

US envoy talks up American aid in Pakistan visit

Study finds that foreign aid after 2005 Kashmir earthquake built trust in Pakistan

Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan

Chile sticks to conservative rescue timeline; Pinera may have learned lesson from Gulf spill

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

AP poll: BP’s image slowly recovering, though most Americans skeptical of Gulf food, swimming

President Barack Obama

Russia’s PM Putin climbs into firefighting plane, drops water on blazing forests

Putin shows Olympic judo team
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Report: Russian wildfires have caused some $15 billion in damages

Olympic judo team
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Pakistani medical teams race to prevent disease outbreak after worst floods in history

Risk of disease rises amid deadly Pakistan floods

Anger grows from victims stranded nearly a week after Pakistan hit by worst floods in history

Flood victims’ anger with Pakistani gov’t grows

Pakistan’s Swat Valley survives Taliban insurgency only to face destruction from floods

Floods ravage Pakistan valley that endured Taliban

Gushing Gulf oil leak video footage could become symbol of problems facing Obama

Barack Obama (Waxwork)

AP-GfK Poll: Most dissatisfied with Obama on oil spill, mirrors dismay with Bush on Katrina

The White House
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AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Obama on oil spill but BP gets more blame

President Barack Obama

Economists more bullish about pace of US economic growth as spending rises, worries recede

Poll: Economists more upbeat despite deficit woes

Obama says the recession may be technically over, but not for those without work

Barack Obama

Obama promotes small-business agenda, economic reforms in visit to Buffalo, NY

US President Barack Obama

AP poll: Public more or less approves Obama oil spill response, still wants offshore drilling

Poll: Spill not Obama’s Katrina, drilling still OK

Obama to promote small-business agenda, economic reforms in visit Thursday to Buffalo, NY

Obama to talk small-business agenda in Buffalo

How the poll on oil spill/drilling was conducted

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Supporters of Anti-American cleric shun Iraqi election front-runners in referendum

Al-Sadr’s movement backs neither Iraq front-runner

Chileans unhappy with quake response, but disaster expert impressed by ‘can-do’ approach

Poll: Chileans unhappy with gov’t’s quake response

NATO commander issues directive restricting night raids in Afghanistan to win public support

NATO issues directive restricting night raids