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  1. Fears of New Gulf Spill, But No Sign of Oil Yet

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:37 pm MDT

    U.S. Coast Guard is backing off its earlier claims and says they are unable to confirm if there was a mile long oil sheen in the Gulf following an oil rig explosion
  2. Gulf Rig Explosion
  3. Coast Guard Responds to Gulf Oil Rig Explosion
  4. Temporary Cap Removed From BP's Blown-Out Well



  5. Arpaio: Justice Dept. 'Sandbagged' Me

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:37 pm MDT

    Controversial Ariz. sheriff slams the department over lawsuit filed against him claiming he refused to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his office discriminates against Hispanics
  6. Wyo. Man Donates $1.5M to Defend Ariz. Law in Court
  7. Mexican Military Says 25 Suspects Killed in Shootout
  8. OPINION: Obama, You're Not Fooling Us on Immigration



  9. Hamas Looms as Spoiler in Peace Talks

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:37 pm MDT

    Mideast peace talks get under way for the first time in nearly two years with a violent reminder sent by Palestinian terror group that it will try to torpedo any agreement struck in Washington
  10. Mideast Leaders Begin Talks Despite Violence | VIDEO
  11. OPINION: Leaders Prepare Path to Peace



  12. Hurricane Earl Weakens as Rain Begins to Hit Outer Banks

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:37 pm MDT

    URGENT: Earl is still packing 110 mph winds while moving closer to North Carolina as several bursts of downpours begin to hit the state's coast. |
  13. FULL COVERAGE: Hurricane Earl | VIDEO
  14. | WEATHER CENTER | TRACKER
  15. Wind Scale | Following Earl
  16. LOCAL COVERAGE | UREPORT
  17. Dr. Manny: Preparing for the Storm



  18. Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:43 pm MDT

    Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

  19. Graded: LA Teachers' Public Evaluation Raises Questions

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    Many teachers have directed their anger at the Los Angeles Times for publishing negative job performance evaluations online. But some parents welcome the transparency as a way to improve their children's educations.

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    Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times - United States - California - Counties

  20. Discovery Gunman Was A Human Smuggler

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:37 pm MDT

    Discovery Channel gunman James Lee was once convicted of smuggling illegal immigrants across the U.S. border and was proud of his job, but later came to refer to illegal immigrants as "filth" and their children as "anchor baby filth." His brother says James Lee probably wanted the police to kill him.

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    Discovery Channel - Discovery - Police - History - Recreation

  21. Eyes on Clinton as She Leads Mideast Peace Talks

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:36 pm MDT

    As President Obama pushes a new round of Mideast peac talks, opinions are split on whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has skills to necessary for negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

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    Middle East - Hillary Rodham Clinton - President - President of the United States - United States

  22. Oil Platform Explodes; No Sign of Spill

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:35 pm MDT

    Another off shoreshore oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Business - Petroleum in the Environment

  23. Army 'birther' loses ruling on evidence

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:30 pm MDT

    An Army judge rules that proof of President Barack Obama's eligibility to be president isn't relevant to the defense of an Army doctor accused of failing to obey a lawful order.

  24. BP uncaps oil well in Gulf

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:28 pm MDT

    Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.


  25. President to aides: Find economic spark

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:28 pm MDT

    After a week mostly focused on Iraq and Mideast diplomacy, it's back to the economy for President Barack Obama, who will deliver remarks Friday on the August unemployment numbers.


  26. Hawking Picks Physics Over God in Big Bang

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  27. White House Forbids Sale of Korean War Rifles

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  28. Chicago Police Chief Criticized for 'Gang Summit'

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  29. Flooding Won't Stop Pakistani Militants- Attacks Target Religious Procession

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  30. Left-Leaning Media Form Tea Party Tracking Site- OPINION: Liberals Are Losing It

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  31. How Much Will Digital Records Cost You?- VIDEO

    FOXNews.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT




  32. Bonnie Blue actress from 'GWTW' dies

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:15 pm MDT

    Cammie King Conlon, who played the ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," used to joke "that I peaked at age 5."


  33. Earl weakens as rain, waves whip N.C. islands

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:11 pm MDT

    Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 2 storm with rain and 110 mph winds bearing down on North Carolina's Outer Banks and threatening the Eastern Seaboard.

  34. Hurricane Earl downgraded as it approaches East Coast

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:04 pm MDT

    Even as Hurricane Earl weakened Thursday, East Coast residents scrambled to ready themselves ahead of its arrival. Earl is now a strong Category 2 storm.


  35. Recession Talk Quieted by Improving Jobs Report

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    Data Reports Indicate That the Economy Continues to Grow


  36. Funk Band War Tells Pepsico They're Not Friends

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    Band is Suing PepsiCo for $10 Million for Using Song in Ad


  37. Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:50 pm MDT

    Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after learning the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."




  38. Angry in America: A Day in the Life of Alex Jones

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:50 pm MDT

    Despite his mistrust of the so-called mainstream media, radio host Alex Jones sat down with ABC News' Nightline. Jones' critics say that by floating his highly-charged ideas at a time when the nation is already very angry and anxious, he's upping the odds for unbalanced people to do stupid things.

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    Alex Jones - United States - Nightline - American Broadcasting Company - Arts

  39. Workers rescued after oil platform fire

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:49 pm MDT

    A fire on an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico is out and there is no indication of an oil sheen, the Coast Guard said. There were no serious injuries.


  40. More bombs found in Discovery standoff case

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:49 pm MDT

    Four more explosive devices tied to the suspect in the Discovery Channel standoff were found at a residence in Montgomery County, Md., authorities told NBC News on Thursday.

  41. Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:37 pm MDT

    The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.

  42. Video: Earl Threatens Cape Cod Shoreline

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:29 pm MDT

    Residents along the Cape Cod shoreline are recommended to leave as Hurricane Earl makes its way up the eastern seaboard. Dean Reynolds reports.


  43. Video: Oil Rig Explosion Rocks Gulf

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:28 pm MDT

    Workers were doing routine maintenance when a fire broke out on the upper deck of Vermillion 380 located in the Gulf of Mexico; all 13 rig workers were rescued. Don Teague reports.


  44. Hurricane Earl Closes In: Carolinas Brace for a Powerful Punch

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:14 pm MDT



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    Hurricane Earl - North Carolina - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Meteorology

  45. Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:14 pm MDT

    Crew members float in the water, huddled together in survival outfits.The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.




  46. 4-year-old girl, only 15 pounds, found dead

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:10 pm MDT

    An ailing four-year-old girl -- who weighed only about 15 pounds and was punished by being tied to her bed with twine -- was found dead in her Brooklyn home this morning, cops said. 

  47. Video: Beach Towns Brace for Earl

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:09 pm MDT

    As tourists obeyed orders to leave North Carolina's coastal towns, locals are stocking up on supplies and preparing for the powerful Hurricane Earl. Kelly Cobiella reports.


  48. Animal Hoarding Trend Growing Across U.S.

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:09 pm MDT

    Pet experts: 25 percent of animal hoarders were once rescuers and trend growing across country.

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    Hoarding - Pet - Recreation - Animal welfare - Animal hoarding

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  50. Army: Chaplain Is 1st Killed in Action Since '70

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:28 pm MDT

    Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam.

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    Afghanistan - Killed in action - Military - Vietnam War - Veterans

  51. Convicted killer spared death penalty

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:21 pm MDT

    An Ohio death row inmate who has repeatedly claimed his innocence was spared execution, after the state's governor Thursday noted "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the man.


  52. Temporary cap that stopped oil leak removed

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:00 pm MDT

    Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

  53. More Dems Opposing Obama's Tax Plan

    ABC News: Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:57 pm MDT

    Bad economy, tough election have more Dems opposing Obama plan to let taxes increase for rich

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    Barack Obama - United States - President - Tax - History

  54. Court reverses conviction for migrant littering

    msnbc.com: U.S. news | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:32 pm MDT

    A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday tossed out the conviction of an Arizona man who left water jugs for migrants as they passed through the intensely hot desert.

  55. More Democrats Pushing to Keep Tax Cuts

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:30 pm MDT

    Growing Number Joining Rock-Solid Republican Opposition to Obama's Plans to Let Bush Tax Cuts Expire


  56. Opinion: Social Security can help states

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:49 pm MDT

    State budgets are being squeezed by unprecedented amounts for the third year in a row as legislators are forced to close gaps of up to 50 percent of state spending.


  57. What chance do Mideast talks have?

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:32 pm MDT

    The latest round of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians is starting off much like similar endeavors in the past, but the Obama administration hopes that this time, the outcome will be different.


  58. Ferrari Recalls 1,248 Cars due to Fire Hazard

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:30 pm MDT

    Fires in 458 Italia Supercars Have Been Reported in California, Switzerland, China and France


  59. 1 in 7 Home Kitchens Would Fail Inspection

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:30 pm MDT

    New Research Suggests U.S. Home Kitchens Would Flunk Same Health Inspection Test Given to Restaurants


  60. U.S., Iran battle on basketball court

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:38 pm MDT

    Political discussions about Iran's nuclear aspirations were benched Thursday when the United States' and Iran's national basketball teams went head-to-head at the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.


  61. She drops 100 pounds, gains new life

    CNN.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:03 am MDT

    I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.


  62. Burger King Agrees to Buyout

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:00 am MDT

    The Country?s Second-Largest Hamburger Chain Will be Bought for $3.26 Billion


  63. August Retail Sales Better Than Anticipated

    Latest Business Headlines - CBS News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:00 am MDT

    Costco, Macy?s and Abercrombie & Fitch Reported Surprising Sales Figures Thursday




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