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US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu - Bloomberg

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US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu
Bloomberg
US officials are investigating the cause of a fire yesterday on a Mariner Energy Inc. oil and natural-gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that initially drew parallels with the BP Plc spill ...
Mariner rescue brings fearful flashbacks of BP blastHouston Chronicle
Shallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safetyWashington Post
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill PayoutsNew York Times (blog)
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Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina Coast - New York Times

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Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina Coast
New York Times
Beachgoers looked on as the waves broke on the Avalon Pier in North Carolina as Hurricane Earl headed for the East Coast. More Photos » By ANAHAD O'CONNOR and JACK HEALY Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina late Thursday night with powerful but ...
East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous EarlWashington Post
Earl takes swipe at North Carolina, heads up coastLos Angeles Times
Latest developments on Hurricane EarlCNN
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Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats - New York Times

New York Daily News

Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats
New York Times
FORT COLLINS, Colo. ? The college vote is up for grabs this year ? to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama. The youth vote in Fort Collins, Colo., ...
Dems in power could be in peril, poll saysUSA Today
Larry Sabato Predicts GOP Will Take Back House This FallCBS News
GOP wary of peaking too soon despite leadWashington Times
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MESS Report / Abbas fears Hamas could still play spoiler to peace talks - Ha'aretz

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MESS Report / Abbas fears Hamas could still play spoiler to peace talks
Ha'aretz
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar has said the group wants to liberate the West Bank just as it liberated the Gaza Strip. By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff A few seconds after the speeches by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime ...
Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdleBBC News
Int'l community applauds Palestine-Israel talks, but armed groups resentXinhua
Talk of Mideast peace emerges from Obama-brokered meetingGlobe and Mail
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Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated - USA Today

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Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated
USA Today
MIAMI (AP) ? A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday. ...
Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIAMiamiHerald.com
Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ...The Canadian Press
Airport evacuated after suspicious item foundCNN (blog)
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Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents - Washington Post

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Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents
Washington Post
The Justice Department sued Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, on Thursday, saying his office has repeatedly declined to hand over documents to federal investigators examining whether his aggressive tactics against ...
US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probeNorthJersey.com
Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias InvestigationNew York Times
Joe Arpaio: Why is Obama administration suing an outspoken Arizona sheriff?Christian Science Monitor
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Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank - Arizona Republic

New York Times (blog)

Arizona candidates (and voters) draw a blank
Arizona Republic
There will be no second debate, not after the silent, stumbling, 13-second stupor that Gov. Deer-In-The-Headlights opened with on Wednesday night. Jan Brewer's handlers will never again allow her to sit in a room ...
Arizona governor stumbles during debateThe Associated Press
Ariz. governor's long pause during debateWashington Post
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Mexico clash 'leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead' - BBC News

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Mexico clash 'leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead'
BBC News
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a clash near the US border. A patrol came under fire as it approached an apparent training camp spotted during an aerial search over Ciudad Mier, the Army said. ...
Death toll rises to 27 in shootout in MexicoXinhua
Drug violence is worse, Calderon admitsWashington Post
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug warThe Associated Press
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Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out
Chicago Tribune
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a botched prisoner early release program and defended Michael Randle's job performance during his short time in ...
DigestWashington Post
Embattled Illinois prisons chief resignsThe Associated Press
Illinois: Corrections Chief LeavingNew York Times
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Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals - Bloomberg

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Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals
Bloomberg
Workers extend an overpass on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown, New Jersey, US Build America Bonds were created by last year's federal economic stimulus package to help state and ...
President to aides: Find economic sparkCNN
Christina Romer's White House days endingSan Francisco Chronicle
White House: No second stimulus being consideredReuters
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