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- Head of oil agency at time of Gulf spill says she deeply regrets incident
- Panel chairs ask why top officials not consulted on decision to expand drilling
- US says it’s confident that Pakistan will continue terrorism fight despite flood crisis
- Indian filmmaker released on bail in US
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- Researchers say previously unknown microbe thriving by eating spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico
- Researchers say previously unknown microbe thriving by eating spilled oil in Gulf
- Judge lowers bail for Indian filmmaker held in Houston (Second Lead)
- Interior Department tells presidential spill panel that oil drilling ban will continue
- Man shot dead after killing son, nephew in US
- Government says more than 23K workers affected by Gulf of Mexico drilling ban
- Warming-related drought leads to decline in plant growth, reversing earlier trend
- New Orleans mayor: 5 years after Hurricane Katrina, city needs at least 5 years to recover
- Scientists report first conclusive evidence of BP oil plume in Gulf; invisible, but lasting
- New study: Oil plume under Gulf surface is big _ 22 miles long _ and likely to survive awhile
- Rig’s owner says BP failing to share data needed to determine cause of Gulf oil spill
- APNewsBreak: Rig’s owner says BP failing to share data needed to determine spill’s cause
- Pit bull guarded Washington state woman after she suffered fatal heart attack while on a walk
- Goodbye Iraq: As Obama’s withdrawal deadline nears, last US combat brigade heads home
- AP poll: BP’s image slowly recovering, though most Americans skeptical of Gulf food, swimming
- California lawmakers seek answers on agency’s oversight of off-road racing events
- Former Illinois governor guilty of lying
- Some researchers warn Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be a bigger mess than the government claims
- Tale of two Gulfs: Topside looks better, but at depths scientists grow more worried about oil
- Mazda to recall Mazda3 and Mazda5 to address loss of power steering
- From baseball diamond to church pews, services across US measure rising losses in Afghanistan
- US ending an easy path to oil riches in announcing tougher scrutiny of deepwater drilling
- Transportation Department proposes installing seat belts in new motorcoaches within 3 years
- Transportation Department proposes installing seatbelts in motorcoaches within 3 years
- Interior halts exemptions from environmental reviews for deepwater drilling
- HEALTHBEAT: Intense testing under way to assure safety of Gulf seafood following oil spill
- U-turn by JetBlue attendant
- Eight killed at US off-road race
- Fire prompts evacuations at hotels, offices near White House
- Fire extinguished after forcing evacuation of downtown DC hotels near White House
- Flames from underground electrical fire force evacuation of DC hotels near White House
- Four killed in US shooting
- 7.2-magnitude quake hits Guam
- BP must ensure stopping of oil spill
- Obama lends assistance to combat wildfires in Russia
- World experiences second hottest July on record, hottest first 7 months of year
- US sending firefighting equipment to Russia to help battle wildfires, Obama phones Medvedev
- One of the world’s most wanted cyber-criminal nabbed
- US aid to flood-hit Pakistan totals $76 mn
- Agriculture Department says US corn and soybean production on track for record year
- BP agrees to pay $50M in OSHA fines over fatal 2005 Texas refinery explosion
- Under terms with govt, BP victims’ compensation fund may rely on drilling money as collateral
- US serial killer suspect attacking dark-skinned victims
- US sends team to Leh to help 100 Americans hit by floods
- US adds $20 mn for Pakistan flood relief
- Gov’t says preliminary investigation has found no new safety defects in runaway Toyotas
- White House monitoring Alaska plane crash, no knowledge of Stevens’ condition
- Former NASA head in crashed plane; five killed
- Safety board: 5 believed dead in Alaska crash of plane believed carrying Stevens, O’Keefe
- Defense contractor says former NASA head, EADS North America executive on crashed Alaska plane
- US official: former Sen. Ted Stevens may have been aboard crashed plane in Alaska
- Indian-American IT contractor gets jail in bribery scandal
- White House presses BP execs on payment of claims, seeks to demonstrate commitment to Gulf
- Obama confident as BP begins final step
- Obama spurned in charm campaign for business; executives still skeptical of his policies
- BP chief executive Dudley meeting with top White House officials on Gulf recovery
- Justice Department says negotiations with BP completed to ensure compensation from $20 billion
- AP source: Gov’t negotiations with BP completed to ensure compensation from $20 billion
- Gov’t plan for cleaning up a Gulf Coast hurricane calls for sampling oil before removing it
- Gov’t plan to assess costs could delay Gulf oil spill cleanup in the event of a hurricane
- Allen gives BP high marks for its oil leak engineers; low marks for people skills
- US commander says Iraqis ready to take over security despite lack of new government
- Va. poised for Arizona-like immigrant backlash after nun’s death; sisters urge forgiveness
- Plane crash kills two in US
- Authorities ID victims in Colorado plane crash; 2 from California, 1 from Washington state
- Many Amtrak services on East Coast canceled by Va. derailment; thousands of travelers affected
- Clarification: Oil spill report story
- Coal train derails in Va., disrupts Amtrak, cancels Virginia Railway Express line
- FDA finds low risk of chemical dispersants accumulating in seafood
- AG points to ‘deadly pipeline’ as 14 are charged with supporting terrorism in Somalia
- Justice Department says 14 charged with supporting terrorism in Somalia
- Bolivian served little time for prior drunken driving before fatal car crash that killed nun
- Feds say oil mostly gone from Gulf spill, but some scientists say that’s mostly guesswork
- Obama administration steps up aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan; hoping to improve relations
- NOAA chief says impact of Gulf oil spill on wildlife to linger for decades
- Official: No evidence of oil from massive Gulf spill on sea floor
- NOAA official says oil spill no longer a threat to Florida Keys or East Coast
- White House: BP had to be pushed on oil cleanup, no one owes BP executive Hayward an apology
- Obama officials defend accuracy of report saying most of the spilled oil in Gulf is gone
- Obama administration officials voice ‘high confidence’ Gulf spill will soon be over
- With oil dissipating, lawmakers focus on questions about chemical used in Gulf spill cleanup
- Obama heartened by indications oil spill is contained, saying crisis is ‘coming to an end’
- With oil dissipating, lawmakers focus on chemicals used in Gulf spill
- Federal science report says 74 percent of BP leaked oil is already gone from Gulf of Mexico
