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Analysis: Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill

Marine biology and environmental experts said they feared the aggressive cleanup operation, during which oil has been set alight and oil-dispersing …
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Alex to become hurricane, delay oil spill efforts

Alex was forecast to move slowly away from the Yucatan Peninsula over southern Gulf waters and curl northwest away from major oil-extraction …
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Mullen: Iran will continue to strive for nukes

Speaking Monday at the Aspen Security Forum, Adm. Mike Mullen said it would be "incredibly dangerous" for Iran to achieve nuclear weapons, and that …
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Palestinians seek new partner: American Jews

During a swing through the U.S. capital this month, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was the guest of honor at a dinner with a small but …
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Rescued teen sailor arrives at California home

The 16-year-old arrived in the Los Angeles area Monday night after a two-week journey that began with her rescue at sea in the Indian …
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Pope to create new office to fight secularization

Benedict announced the new office during a vespers’ service Monday, confirming reports in the Italian media of a handful of new Vatican appointments …
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Plane missing with 2 Montana reporters on board

The 1968 Piper airplane departed from Kalispell City Airport on Sunday afternoon with Sonny Kless, the Missoula man who rented the plane, and his …
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Hurricane warnings for Mexico, U.S. as Alex grows

Forecasters said the storm’s path could push oil from the huge Gulf oil spill farther inland and disrupt cleanup efforts. Alex was swirling through …
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Mexican singer murdered after denying he was dead

The 40-year-old singer, known as El Shaka, was driving his red Cadillac to a concert in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on Saturday when his …
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Pirates hijack ship carrying antifreeze chemical

The Singaporean-flagged Golden Blessing was seized early Monday inside the internationally recommended transit corridor in the Gulf of Aden that is …
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U.S. Census: Haiti population booming after quake

The bureau estimates Haiti’s current population at 9.6 million, based on an estimated quake death toll of 230,000. It projects the impoverished …
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Toronto police fire tear gas on G20 protesters

The latest clashes occurred as several hundred protesters marched on a temporary detention center for demonstrators arrested in riots on Saturday …
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G20 walks tightrope between growth, deficits

Balance was the buzz word. The Group of 20 rich and emerging economies wants to halve budget deficits by 2013 without stunting growth, and clamp down …
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Toronto arrest total tops 500 after night of riots

Police said they hoped protests planned for Sunday would be quiet, but after a day when they admitted they had lost control of a violent and …
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Storm Alex downgraded to tropical depression

The storm was not an imminent threat to oil-siphoning efforts at BP Plc’s blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Mexican …
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Pope calls Belgian police Church raids “deplorable”

In a letter to the head of the Belgian bishops conference, Benedict expressed his "solidarity" after Thursday’s search of two Church offices and the …
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Storm threat to oil spill efforts

For now, Tropical Storm Alex is not expected to pass close to BP Plc.’s blown-out well off the Louisiana coast, but the storm’s path is being watched …
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Toronto arrest total tops 400 after night of riots

Police spokeswoman Michelle Murphy said 412 people had been arrested across the city after what she described as "quite a messy protest" on Saturday. …
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