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Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
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2010-08-01T06:05:49Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents....
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
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2010-08-01T06:06:38Z
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo....
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
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2010-08-01T06:07:23Z
RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday....
Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial
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2010-08-01T06:13:22Z
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders....
Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles
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2010-08-01T06:07:52Z
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze....
Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
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2010-08-01T06:08:34Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty....
3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison
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2010-08-01T06:08:44Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee....
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
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2010-08-01T06:09:06Z
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said....
Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday
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2010-08-01T06:10:06Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip....
Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt
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2010-08-01T06:11:47Z
Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox....
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Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Day Details
Porcelain Port-A-Potties, Eva Longoria's Florist, Presidential Party Planners All Reportedly Part of Big Day
Shirley Sherrod Says She'll Sue Andrew Breitbart
USDA Employee Forced Out of Job over Doctored Video Will Likely Sue for Defamation
Heroic Afghan Dog Reunited with U.S. Soldier
Dogs Prevented Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan, Saving Soldiers
Live to Tell: Kidnap on Highway 1
48 Hours: A Family Returning from Vacation in Mexico is Ambushed, Kidnapped as they Approach U.S. Border
Tampered Gas Line Found at Site of L.A. Blast
Two People Killed as Explosion Decimates Commercial Building; Investigators Find Illegal High-Pressure Gas Line
Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler New "Idol" Judges?
Reports Name Superstar Singers to Replace Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell on Fox Show's Next Season
Zedonk! (It's A Donkey-Zebra Hybrid Baby)
Week-Old Mixed Species Foal Reportedly Named Pippy Longstockings Turning Heads At Georgia Wildlife Preserve
Chelsea Clinton Wedding Details Surface
More Details About Bride's Dress, Astor Courts Estate and the Event Emerge
Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart Attacks
Study Shows Patients Taking Pills to Boost Calcium Levels Face 31 Percent Increase in Heart Attacks
Billy The Kid To Be Pardoned, 130 Years Later?
Lawman's Grandchildren Outraged; "Would You Issue A Pardon For Someone Who Made His Living As A Thief"
Chelsea: Presidential Kid in the Public Eye
A Look at How the Clintons' Daughter Fared Growing Up, and Why Americans Are So Interested in Presidents' Children
Anne Rice: "I Quit Christianity"
Vampire Author Says Church's "Anti-Gay", "Anti-Feminist" Ways Turn Her Away From Christianity
Calif. Wildfire Threatens Homes
Winds Help Fire Jump Aqueduct; Flames Approach Subdivision
"Early Show" Co-Anchor Julie Chen Steps Down
Chen to Still Contribute On-Air, But Will Devote More Time to Daytime Talk Show This Fall
Mama Grizzly Euthanized After Fatal Attack
Montana Authorities Put Down Bear That Killed One, Injured Two Other Campers
Chelsea Clinton Weds at Exclusive N.Y. Estate
Weeks of Secrecy, Buildup End with Former President's Daughter Marrying Investment Banker Marc Mezvinsky
Ariz. Illegal Immigration Law Judge Threatened
Federal Judge Received Messages from People Against Ruling Who "Expressed Their Displeasure in a Perverted Way"
July is Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan
6 More American Troops Killed, Bringing Month's Death Toll to Record 66
Man Gets Jail for Phillies Game Vomit-Assault
N.J. Man Dubbed "Pukemon" Will Serve Up to 3 Months for Vomiting on Cop and his 11-Year-Old Daughter
2 Teen Workers Trapped Inside Grain Bin Die
Rescuers Drain Thousands of Pounds of Corn to Free Trapped Workers from Bin in Ill.; OSHA Says Accident "Very Preventable"
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The Dodger Doctors Didn?t Know What They Were Doing So Manny Got a Second Opinion From Three Guys He Knew
A bust in the Bronx: Priciest Yankee Stadium seats unfilled
OK, I'll admit it. I am a Red Sox fan, and nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see the Yankees miss the playoffs after spending a half a billion dollars in the off season. Poor sales of luxury boxes would just be icing on the cake.
Natinals
As if losing was not tough enough, take a look at the spelling on Ryan Zimmerman's jersey.
Free Cone Day
There is a long standing Ben and Jerry's tradition of giving out free ice cream one day a year. This is in keeping with their tradition of generosity to organizations about giving ice cream for communities (like churches and schools) ice cream for various events.
Google April Fools
Just in case you are getting a little bored, check out this web page about Google's April Fools jokes.
From the Globe: Sox Should Back Bay
Standing in the chilly morning shadows at the Red Sox’ spring training complex this morning, Jason Bay asked if he could move into the sunlight. Given that Bay is a man who spent virtually his entire major league career in Pittsburgh before coming to Boston at the July 31 trading deadline last season, maybe it is only fitting that he would just as soon stay out of the darkness in the long term, too.
From the Globe: Marbury buyout expected soon; C?s a front-runner to land him
The Knicks and Stephon Marbury have reached agreement on a buyout of the guard's contract and could announce the agreement as soon as today, according to an NBA source. After Marbury clears waivers and becomes a free agent, the Celtics are a front-runner to sign him, the source said. With a salary for this season over $20 milllion, Marbury is expected to clear waivers without a problem.
From CNN: Dubin Thinks Burris Should Resign
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Tuesday he suggested to fellow Illinois Sen. Roland Burris that he resign his seat.
From the Trib: Dick Durbin: Burris should resign
Sen. Dick Durbin said today that he told Sen. Roland Burris that, if Durbin were in Burris' shoes, he would resign.
Players Should Step Forward
I am no A-Rod fan. (Though I might have been had the Red Sox been successful in acquiring him). But it does not seem to me to be fair to watch A-Rod take the heat for steroid use when others were certainly just as guilty. Other players should step forward, for the good of the game.
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