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• Hurricane Weakens as It Hits the Coast
  3 Sep 2010 at 10:38am
  Hurricane Earl unleashed severe rain squalls and wind gusts even as it weakened on its way up the coast Friday.
  
  
  
• An Oil Platform Burns, Blanketing the Gulf With Angst
  3 Sep 2010 at 1:20am
  The mishap sent waves of anxiety along a coast that has just begun to recover from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
  
  
  
• Panic Kept at Bay in Smooth Rescue Mission
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:40am
  A boat captain, and later the Coast Guard, helped rescue a crew of 13 workers after an oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico.
  
  
  
• BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts
  3 Sep 2010 at 10:50am
  The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts.
  
  
  
• Crossroads County: Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats
  3 Sep 2010 at 9:43am
  Though many students are liberals on social issues, the weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.
  
  
  
• Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation
  3 Sep 2010 at 3:18am
  Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County has refused to turn over documents concerning the treatment of Hispanics.
  
  
  
• A Crisis in Amish Country
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:30am
  An Amish man has been charged with sexual assaults, dividing a congregation that prefers to handle disputes internally.
  
  
  
• U.S. Asks Educators to Reinvent Student Tests, and How They Are Given
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:30am
  Could the bubble be on the way out? In the near future, students may take their tests on computers.
  
  
  
• U.S. Fails to Notify Victims About Prison Furloughs
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:31am
  Although the federal Bureau of Prisons drafted a plan in 2003 to notify crime witnesses and victims, it may not be enacted until 2017.
  
  
  
• Ohio?s Governor Spares Life of a Death Row Inmate
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:31am
  Gov. Ted Strickland cited questions about the evidence against the inmate, Kevin Keith.
  
  
  
• Candidates for California Senate Seat Come to Debate Ready for Battle
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:31am
  Not surprisingly in a state with 12 percent unemployment, jobs and the economy were major topics, but class and other social issues were also touched on.
  
  
  
• Settlements in West Bank Are Clouding Peace Talks
  3 Sep 2010 at 2:01am
  Middle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of West Bank settlements threatens to derail the negotiations.
  
  
  
• Experts Fear Mideast Talks Are Too Ambitious
  3 Sep 2010 at 11:40am
  Some veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.
  
  
  
• Critics Root for Espada?s Exit, but He?s Dug In
  3 Sep 2010 at 11:26am
  The state Senate majority leader faces a tough battle in the primary, but he remains defiant and formidable.
  
  
  
• Dispute Over Witness in Embassy Bombing Case
  3 Sep 2010 at 1:40am
  A judge will review if a government witness can testify in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, charged with plotting the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.
  
  
  

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